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On sex: Smart black Christians vs. you know who

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Brace yourselves, GetReligion readers. I am about to do something shocking.


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A non-journalistic flight to heaven and back

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In the past week of so, I have received a number of requests for a GetReligion news critique of the Newsweek cover story that ran under the grabber headline: “Heaven Is Real: A Doctor’s Experience With the Afterlife.” The problem, of course, is that this cover story by Dr. Eben Alexander is a perfect example of a larger trend, which is the flight of America’s major news magazines away from actual news coverage and into the world of first-person, advocacy, experiential writing.


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God-shaped hole in story on Hong Kong protests

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Every now and then, when I a traveling, I discover another layer of torn-out articles for GetReligion review buried deep inside some pocket of my shoulder bag. It’s sort of like the analog, portable version of the gigantic digital tmatt “folder of guilt” in my email program that I open up from time to time.


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Why didn't Catholic bishops call Biden out by name?

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I’m on the road right now, in Montana, and haven’t had a chance to catch Saturday Night Live yet but apparently in the comedy show’s skit on the Vice Presidential debate, the Joe Biden character said:


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A quick, shallow visit to Mount Athos

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Few subjects inspire the whole “National Geographic visits the strange natives” school of Godbeat journalism quicker than monasticism.


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