You may have heard that we are convinced that many folks in the mainstream press just don’t “get religion.” Right?
Yet another big pew gap
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Got news? Bible studies (plural) in mine?
I don’t know about you, but I had assumed that the spiritual leaders of the trapped miners in Chile would be Catholics. That was true of some, but not all.
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'God and the Devil' in Chile
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The courage of our cartoon convictions
We’ve written before about cartoon controversies at the Washington Post. There was this anti-Pentecostal cartoon from 2008. And then there was his anti-Israeli cartoon depicting a fanged Star of David being pushed by a headless, goosestepping soldier. Subtle.
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Gleefully faithful
If you haven’t heard yet, Glee tried to drum up a bit of controversy last week by focusing the episode on religion. The provocative show regularly takes stereotypes to the extreme, and last week’s show was no exception. Nicole Neroulias has a nice roundup–essentially, one of the main characters discovered that his burnt grilled-cheese sandwich looked like Jesus, inspiring the glee club to sing about faith.
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Christianity vs. yoga?
I’m always surprised at how many people don’t know the relationship of yoga to Hinduism. The Washington Post/Newsweek “On Faith” had a piece on the topic a few months ago. In “The Theft of Yoga,” Aseem Shukla, an associate professor in urologic surgery at the University of Minnesota medical school and co-founder and board member of Hindu American Foundation, wrote:
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That one word makes a difference
I would like to note that the following post is in no way an endorsement of the decision by a Colorado woman to smash up a piece of alleged modern art.
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Attack of the Evangelicalists!
On September 28, we noticed a Time magazine story with some glaring errors. The caption alone managed to misspell and misuse the word “diaconate.” As of this writing — October 11 — the spelling and other errors haven’t been fixed. Reader joye commented on a thread a few days ago:
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Attacking gays or stating doctrines?
Carl Paladino, New York’s Republican gubernatorial candidate, made the rounds today of major network morning shows. His appearances on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” CBS’ “Early Show” and NBC’s “Today” came amid a furor over remarks he made — and didn’t make — Sunday to Orthodox Jewish leaders concerning homosexuality.
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