ICYMI: A grieving husband. A stirring eulogy. The video that rocked the sports world: https://t.co/bMBn15mJxi #NBA pic.twitter.com/wuy4u8tMHr — GetReligion (@GetReligion) February 23, 2016 This analysis of media coverage by Bobby Ross Jr. appears online at GetReligion.org. Continue reading A grieving husband. A stirring eulogy. The video that rocked the sports world

Links to columns by Bobby Ross Jr. When real life imitates The Onion: Welcome to the Stoner Jesus Bible Study in Colorado. Published Feb. 1. Evangelicals in Iowa: Making sense of what happened in the first voting of 2016. Published Feb. 2. Oklahoma is contemplating a ‘sin tax’ on cigarettes, but no one’s calling it that. Published Feb. 3. Huffington Post losing its religion: What’s up … Continue reading Best of GetReligion: February 2016

Links to columns by Bobby Ross Jr. Anti-Muslim backlash strikes again: Media can’t help falling in love with circumstantial evidence. Published Jan. 4. Man walks into church with assault rifle and ammo: He finds Jesus, but something’s missing. Published Jan. 5. An accused priest, a long-suffering victim: The hero in this sad tale is … a journalist. Published Jan. 6. God in the rubble: Looking for … Continue reading January 2016: GetReligion

A homeless man, Tony Romo and ‘a flashing neon sign from God.’ Published Dec. 1. Concerning the Planned Parenthood shooting suspect: Did the Devil make him do it? Published Dec. 2. ‘Muslim Killers,’ declares New York Post as followers of Islam again voice ‘backlash’ fears. Published Dec. 4. Social drinking, Wednesday night youth sports and Southern churches’ waning influence. Published Dec. 7. When Donald Trump … Continue reading December 2015: GetReligion

Hey journalists, if the Greater Church of Lucifer says it’s not Satanic, check it out. Published Nov. 2. Reading, writing, arithmetic — and the Rapture: Welcome to a real Texas Supreme Court case. Published Nov. 3. Big news report card: Grading coverage of Houston’s defeated ordinance on gays, transgenders. Published Nov. 4. Attorney for suspect in Oklahoma State parade crash mentions God … and crickets … Continue reading November 2015: GetReligion

Same-sex wedding cake wars draw more headlines — and more RNS snark. Published Oct. 1. ‘Are you a Christian?’: Grading media coverage of faithful after Oregon mass shooting. Published Oct. 5. Say what!? Associated Press quotes a gay-rights activist, calls him a Baptist minister. Published Oct. 6. From faith and forgiveness to a furor over finances at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church. Published Oct. 7. In coverage … Continue reading October 2015: GetReligion

Wait, did Pope Francis just change Catholic doctrine on abortion? Or did he simply tell people to go to confession? Published Sept. 1. God vs. god: In reporting on religion, sometimes a typo really is just a typo. Published Sept. 2. For Boston Globe, a crazy question concerning New Hampshire and John Kasich’s faith. Published Sept. 3. Veteran New York Times religion writer declares: ‘This … Continue reading September 2015: GetReligion