One of my favorite Godbeat pros is Peter Smith of the Louisville Courier-Journal in Kentucky.
Church and the single life
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Did the pope soften his stance on nuns?
Here’s an interesting story from Reuters. Written by Philip Pullella, it’s headlined “After stinging report, Pope softens tone for U.S. nuns.” And the lede reinforces that claim:
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Splitting the Catholic labels really fine
It’s one thing to try to drag political labels over into religion coverage. That’s inevitable, I guess, in this highly politicized world in which we live today.
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Old Catholics vs. the pope
Since I’m always complaining at all of those awful stories with headlines such as “Catholics To Ordain First Female Priest,” I knew I had to highlight a story that does a good job of explaining how a group can have the word “Catholic” in its name but not be under the Bishop of Rome.
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Didn't CNN fact check the holy popsicles?
Anyone who has read GetReligion for a month or two knows that, from time to time, journalists get a bit confused about some of the language that is used in ancient, liturgical churches and other religious bodies.
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Slow-pitch screamer on the Godbeat
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In the end, Summer worked hard for her Lord
Back in my college days, a missionary kid-journalist friend of mine (who later spent some time as a presidential speechwriter) turned me on to that fabulous “Sittin’ In” album by Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina. The songs were OK, he said, but his advice was to check out the horn charts and keyboards. We both said: Who in the world is Michael Omartian?
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Same-sex marriage, celebration and "core values"
About a year ago, Gallup did a poll showing that Americans are completely ignorant of what percentage of the population identifies as homosexual. Mainstream studies indicate that the actual figures are somewhere in the low single digits, but Americans believed — on average — that 25 percent of the population is gay. This includes data showing that 35 percent of Americans think that more than 25 percent of the population is gay.
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Has Time printed the worst Anglican article ever?
“How Will Anglicans React if New Hampshire Episcopalians Elect Another Gay Bishop?” Time Magazine asks in a 17 May 2012 article printed on its website.
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