The banner headline on Page 1 of the Chicago Tribune blared the disturbing news: “Charity ripped for ‘hire’ calling.”
A moderate "sheikh of death"?
We’ve written at length about our frustration with the overuse of political terminology to describe religious groups. The labels “conservative” and “progressive” might mean something in politics, but they have their limits when it comes to discussion of faith.
When 'fundamentalists' attack -- Moscow
Quick! While we all read more and more about the horrific news out of Moscow, can we agree on something? Please, copy editors and reporters, lend me your ears.
A Press Release for Pullman
Malaysia gets church firebombings and canings
I’ve always felt plenty of guilt — I blame my Catholic and Jewish roots — for not feeling more persecuted for my Christian beliefs in the United States. But in many corners of the world Christians get all the persecution they can handle.
BU hoops and the trials of Job
The biblical character named Job, in my opinion, tends to be yanked into all kinds of public discussions that do not deserve being connected with his awesome story of pain, suffering and loss.
P.D. James, call your service!
Hey GetReligion readers! Is there anyone else out there that really, really likes the P.D. James novel called “The Children of Men”?
Differing papal perspectives
We’ve discussed a bit of the European media’s coverage of various Roman Catholic sex scandals. The German press has been working on stories dealing with Pope Benedict XVI’s time there as a diocesan bishop, during which one child-molesting priest was transferred. The news has been terribly sad to read. And the New York Times has also gotten into the fray with some hard-hitting coverage. Here’s Laurie Goodstein’s recent story questioning whether then-Cardinal Ratzinger failed to act with one troublesome case involving untold numbers of deaf children in the scandal-plagued Milwaukee diocese.
