Remember August (yes, it seems like a long time ago, doesn’t it?) when the McCain campaign produced this Internet ad?
Apocalypse ... now?
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Hey, Post newsroom! Read Dionne!
Love it or hate it, the Washington Post is a fine newspaper and it is very rare to see a story hit its front page with a large and glaring hole in it. But that’s what happened today, with the story that ran with the headline “Some Abortion Foes Shifting Focus From Ban to Reduction.”
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Some majorities are better than others
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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