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So how many bishops back Notre Dame now?

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With so many Roman Catholic bishops speaking out against Notre Dame University’s decision to honor President Barack Obama at this year’s commencement, we’ve seen quite a few stories in the mainstream press. When Mary Ann Glendon declined to receive the Laetare Medal in protest, we saw even more. But it’s been hard to put the story in perspective or context since there have been few stories looking at the overall scenario.


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Obama seeking right church on left?

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Now that the White House has settled the puppy issue, folks inside the DC Beltway have returned to whispering about the even more symbolic issue — the First Family’s church home. This means it’s time for a trip into tmatt’s folder of GetReligion guilt.


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We need a better torture discussion

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Yesterday we saw quite a bit of coverage of new Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life analysis which had — to the many who read it splashed across the interweb, cable television, and newspapers — some shocking results. Here’s CNN, for instance:


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I love you, you love me

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Time‘s latest list of the world’s 100 most influential people is a frustrating exercise. I’ve praised this list before, but that was in a year (2007) when religion attracted 17 references. This year’s list makes me more sympathetic to the argument that Time‘s categories of influential people — Leaders & Revolutionaries, Builders & Titans, Artists & Entertainers, Heroes & Icons and Scientists & Thinkers — make it too easy to ignore spiritual leaders.


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