There are almost too many stories about California’s Proposition 8 to keep up. But let’s look at a few dealing with religious groups.
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When in doubt, quote the believers
For those of you who are looking for prime examples of the “big ideas” that motivate us at this here weblog, here’s one.
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Running away from religion
A few weeks into Major League Baseball’s off-season, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel had a short story on long-time major league pitcher Salomon Torres and his announcement of his second retirement. The article focuses almost 100 percent on baseball but contained one of those classic paragraphs that briefly mentions religion and then runs away from it like it was some sort of third rail.
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Explaining excommunication
A few days ago we looked at some decent media coverage of a Roman Catholic Womenpriests story. A few more stories worth looking at have been filed or discovered.
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Obama's worship options
Amy Sullivan of Time has written about six church options for President-elect Barack Obama and his family — and, hold the phone, the list does not include St. John’s, Lafayette Square (“the church of the presidents”) or Washington National Cathedral.
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(No) Mass Exposure?
A few days ago I was trolling through the religion pages of the online version of the Houston Chronicle and I came across a story about the Roman Catholic clergy singing sensation known to their fans as the Priests. Written by John Jurgensen. the story originated at the Wall Street Journal.
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Generic gridiron faith in Sun
Surely, this Baltimore Sun Navy Academy feature story breaks some kind of record for most uses of forms of the words “faith” and “prayer” in a sports story. But if you’re looking for facts and details, forget it.
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Journalism about Womenpriests
We have noted the generally weak coverage of Roman Catholic Womenpriests so it’s worth noting a publication that did better. The New Orleans Times-Picayune wrote about the looming excommunication of an actual Roman Catholic priest who participated in a Roman Catholic Womenpriests ceremony.
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Orthodox regional reporting
What do you know! One of the newspapers in a region linked to the story of the monk formerly known as Jonah Paffhausen has noticed that he was raised — 12 whole days after being consecrated as an auxiliary bishop in Dallas — to the position of metropolitan (think archbishop) of the scandal-torn Orthodox Church in America.
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