So, what do Tim Tebow, Jeremy Lin and Bubba Watson have in common?
Pod people: Bubba, Mitt and the tie that binds
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Correction please on The Atlantic's lol Kony report
Earlier this week, a reader sent us a “slightly alarmist” piece from The Atlantic on a Christian sect driving Africa. Can you guess what might be “The Upstart Christian Sect Driving Invisible Children”? Wait for it: the emerging church. That’s right. The movement that no one is talking about anymore.
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New artistic ghost in the Kinkade story
On one level, it’s easy to note that media coverage of the unexpected death of faith-based superstar artist Thomas “Painter of Light” Kinkade has moved past the early headlines and into an all-to-familiar second stage that is very popular with the mainstream press. I am referring to the fallen evangelical superstar with secrets stage.
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Yoga, Hinduism and Islam
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Cats, dogs, contraception and Rick Warren
Do all dogs go to heaven? Rick Warren thinks so, and he believes cats will enter paradise too according to an interview the mega-church pastor gave to ABC’s Jake Tapper for This Week on Easter Sunday. The influential pastor of Southern California’s Saddleback Church offered his views on the immortality of animal souls as well as comments on a wide range of issues including the implications of the Obama Administration’s HHS mandate.
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And now, the myth of the "Jewish voter"
What would your GetReligionistas do without the many faithful readers who constantly send us URLs for stories that raise issues relevant our work here?
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Mixed bag of atheism coverage
I want to get a couple atheist stories out of my guilt file before it’s too late. Ignore this YouTube here for a second and let’s look at the good media coverage. Here’s the Associated Press report on a recent atheist event:
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Explaining the Santorum mystery to America
So former Sen. Rick Santorum has dropped out of the GOP side of the horse race for the White House, which is a pretty big deal here in DC Beltway land. After all, nothing in life matters as much as the fine details of political horse races. That’s what average Americans wake up in the morning wondering about. Right?
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Concerning Obama's faith, where's the (journalistic) beef?
In a front-page story on Easter Sunday, the Los Angeles Times made some rather broad statements concerning President Barack Obama and religion.
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