a review of religion and media
This is the first in a series of articles that Laura McTighe will be writing for The Revealer over the next year about issues at the intersection of race and religion. Continue Reading →
“Like pouring dirty water on the Vatican.” The New York Times’ Randal C. Archibold reports on the lawsuit brought by 13 Native American tribes in the Flagstaff, Arizona area, over Continue Reading →
Dr. John Sentamu, the new Archbishop of York, the second-highest official in the Church of England, and the Church’s first black Archbishop, announced his receipt of racist threat letters, some Continue Reading →
A holy war is a holy war is a holy war? By Meera Subramanian Here’s a riddle for you: How can a small neo-Nazi march, organized to draw attention to Continue Reading →
“This is indeed a dark city and we’re bringing the light. You know wherever soldiers go, there goes the word of God.” By Elizabeth Rich Discussion of the National Guard’s Continue Reading →
White “finds.” Black “loots.” Brown hides beneath church pews. Too bad the press isn’t looking. By Marissa Kantor Mainstream media and most liberal-minded Americans are blaming the Bush administration’s failure Continue Reading →
CNN has presented the boldest critique yet of the New Orleans rescue effort, a five minute interview with a calm, articulate man trapped in the Superdome, who calls what’s happening Continue Reading →
A fine example of the uncritical approach the mainstream press takes to most religion stories can be found in today’s Denver Post, in a report on a Christian academy that’s Continue Reading →
The battle for votes and souls passes its final Christian sabbath today with Kerry at a “predominantly black church” in Ohio and Bush at a Catholic church in Miami — Continue Reading →
An American pope? Conservative pundit Charlotte Allen takes a new tack in the debate over how much religion politicians should put on display: “Although the Constitution explicitly requires separation of church and Continue Reading →