By Bobby Ross Jr. Matt Curry, a former colleague of mine with The Associated Press in Dallas and now a Presbyterian pastor, tweeted last night: Sick of this election but will miss my former profession tomorrow — election night is BEST time to be in a newsroom. And there's pizza. — Matt Curry (@PresbyMatt) November 6, 2012 “What he said,” I immediately replied. For the … Continue reading Election night: Reflections of a career journalist
Faith, family and ducks: For these reality TV stars, ‘holding hands with Hollywood’ presents a challenge as they endeavor to share Jesus (reporting from West Monroe, La.). Currents. WEST MONROE, La. — Hollywood, meet the real Robertsons. A&E’s hit reality series “Duck Dynasty” has made celebrities out of Duck Commander Phil Robertson, his wife Kay and their bearded, camo-clad sons Willie, Jase and Jeptha, not to mention “Uncle Si,” Phil’s younger brother. … Continue reading Faith, family and ducks: Behind the scenes of ‘Duck Dynasty’
Separation of church and Lone Star State. Published Oct. 2. Church, Lone Star State and #RNA2012. Published Oct. 5. #RNA2012: ‘Energized’ to tell great religion stories. Published Oct. 9. #RNA2012: Godbeat’s ‘Susan Lucci’ takes second place. Published Oct. 10. #RNA2012: Outside a Mormon temple wedding. Published Oct. 12. #APStyleChat: Religion style in 140 characters or less. Published Oct. 17. Capital punishment, abortion and a Catholic … Continue reading October 2012: GetReligion
I’m going to Disney church!: A Florida ministry serves vacationing Christians with a Sunday assembly at an Orlando-area hotel (reporting from Kissimmee, Fla.). Second Front. KISSIMMEE, Fla. — At a hotel a mile west of Walt Disney World’s main gate on U.S. Highway 192, aspiring princesses and little boys with Mickey Mouse ears fill up on scrambled eggs and cereal on a Sunday morning. In a banquet … Continue reading I’m going to Disney church!
A grumble, a chuckle and a question mark. Published Sept. 4. Via CNN: cutout characters, conjecture and CAIR. Published Sept. 6. NPR ‘smear job’ on Catholic university? Published Sept. 12. At issue in Massachusetts: End of life. Published Sept. 14. Not all Tennesseans are Islamophobes!? Published Sept. 20. Big tragedy, big money in Big Apple. Published Sept. 27. Meanwhile, back at AP’s Sausage Factory. Published Sept. … Continue reading September 2012: GetReligion
The Tax Man Cometh? Supreme Court’s Health-Care Ruling Could Weaken Charity Tax Breaks. Christianity Today September print issue. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act—or “Obamacare,” as some have dubbed it—has advocates of faith-based nonprofits concerned about potential unintended “collateral damage” to their bottom lines. The worry: Chief Justice John Roberts’s nod to lawmakers’ wide discretion to impose taxes—and to condition taxes to influence … Continue reading The tax man cometh?
Homeless ministry feeds bodies, souls: Hundreds find Jesus at River City (reporting from North Little Rock, Ark.). Page 1 lead. NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Get right, church, and let’s go home … You better get right, church, and let’s go home … It’s a weekday morning, about 30 minutes before lunch, but the homeless men and women assembled in the River City Ministry dining room sing … Continue reading Homeless ministry feeds, bodies souls
A little context goes a long way. Published Aug. 2. Holy ghosts in South Korean pastor story? Published Aug. 7. About that ‘deeply religious’ shooting victim … Published Aug. 8. ‘Butt naked and demanded cigarettes.’ Published Aug. 12. For Chick-fil-A boss, guilt by insinuation. Published Aug. 13. What exactly do these tribal members hold sacred? Published Aug. 18. Revisiting tribes, sacred land and holy ghosts. … Continue reading August 2012: GetReligion
Black, white and Gray: Civil rights attorney who once challenged Lipscomb University in court receives the Christian university’s highest honor (reporting from Nashville, Tenn.). Page 1 lead. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Forty-five years ago, civil rights attorney and preacher Fred Gray filed a lawsuit that exposed deep divides between black and white members of Churches of Christ.The 1967 lawsuit challenged the transfer of more than $400,000 in … Continue reading Black, white and Gray: Race relations in Churches of Christ
Faith. Family. Fastballs. 