I have absolutely no comment about the following RNS piece at all.
Faith-free Sunday leading cathedral worship?
The Devil wears Yoga
The Daily Telegraph has been having a great deal of fun with a story about the former exorcist for the Diocese of Rome, Fr. Gabriele Amorth. The 86-year old priest had been invited to a film festival to speak before the screening of “The Rite,” a new release starring Anthony Hopkins.
Newt, Newsweek, evangelicals & Rome
Before we get to one of the Beltway issues of day — the surging Newt Gingrich and the evangelicals of Iowa — I have a question for GetReligion readers who are, or have been, Newsweek subscribers in recent years.
A natural extension of couple's love
I’m talking about a newspaper feature that neither ignores faith nor exaggerates it in painting the portrait of its main characters.
Pod People: For how many did Jesus die?
For this week’s Crossroads podcast, I spoke with host Todd Wilken about media coverage of changes to the Roman Catholic liturgy. One of the things I keep reflecting on, and I know we shouldn’t praise that which should be done, is that I really do think the level of coverage was a good thing. So often we see major issues in the lives of religious adherents that are completely under the radar of many in the media.
Interracial couples and Baptist 'hierarchy'
Over at Yahoo! News â one of the most visited sites in the online universe â the third and fourth most popular items at this moment relate to a tiny Kentucky church voting to ban interracial couples from joining the flock.
Mocking unfaithful Heathens
The Village Voice is getting a bit of notice for a recent feature going after Republican New York City Councilman Dan Halloran. That the Village Voice might take issue with a Republican city councilman is not surprising. But one of its angles of attacks is. To see what I mean, let’s begin with the headline:
