In the News: What Happened & What Now?
A round-up of recent religion news.
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Tag: THE PRESS
Press Crit
Not all of these sites address the role of religion in the news — but we think they should, and they could. Learn from those that do, teach those that Continue Reading →
Uncovering Islam
Does the press’s coverage of Islam actually cover-up the complexities of a far-from monolithic faith? Why is Islam — one of the fastest growing faiths in the U.S. — usually Continue Reading →
Double-Cross
Has The New Republic found a new religion? Long considered the preeminent pulpit for hawkish pro-Israel views, not to mention thoughtful writing on the rest of Judaism courtesy of literary editor Leon Wieseltier, Continue Reading →
Kristof-Watch
The Revealer agrees with Nicholas Kristof‘s condemnation of the Bush Administration’s stipulation that 1/3 of oversees anti-AIDS money go to the “promotion of abstinence” (an Orwellian phrase in more ways than one), Continue Reading →
And Then There Was One
Jesus is second only to Hitler in terms of units sold when it comes to moving newsweeklies, but that hasn’t stopped U.S. News and World Report from firing religion writer Jeff Sheler. That leaves Time‘s David Van Continue Reading →
And Then There Was One
Jesus is second only to Hitler in terms of units sold when it comes to moving newsweeklies, but that hasn’t stopped U.S. News and World Report from firing religion writer Jeff Sheler. That leaves Time‘s David Van Continue Reading →