July 2014: GetReligion
New York Times revisits abortion buffer zone ruling. Published July 1. ESPN features pastor who loves umpires, hates baseball. Published July 2. Big news report card: Hobby Lobby and contraceptives. Published July 3. Al Jazeera America: a solid piece of religion journalism? Published July 7. Babies and holy ghosts in Texas surrogate pregnancies story. Published July 8. Surprise! Same-sex couples produce happier kids, media say. … Continue reading July 2014: GetReligion
Big news report card: Grading abortion buffer zone coverage
Big news report card: Grading abortion buffer zone coverage GETRELIGION.ORG — As my GetReligion colleague Jim Davis highlighted this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Massachusetts abortion buffer zone law. News junkie that I am, I enjoyed perusing today’s front pages and searching Google News to see how various news organizations handled the story. Using my media critic’s prerogative, I decided to grade some of the coverage. My major criteria: … Continue reading Big news report card: Grading abortion buffer zone coverage
Family mission trips on the rise
Family mission trips on the rise (reporting from Logan, Utah): An Oklahoma group’s 1,200-mile journey to Utah exemplifies a growing trend of Christian parents introducing children to mission work. LOGAN, Utah — Asked what excited her about going on a mission trip to Utah, 5-year-old Lainey Foster smiled. “I might go swimming today or every day that I’m here,” the blond-haired cutie replied. “So that’s really good.” … Continue reading Family mission trips on the rise
Christians battle human trafficking in the U.S.
Part of a special package tied to the abductions of 270 girls in Nigeria. Christians battle human trafficking in the U.S. (reporting from Dallas): Across the nation, individuals and ministries associated with Churches of Christ bring hope and freedom to victims. DALLAS — Think of Katie Pedigo as a modern-day abolitionist. A Church of Christ preacher’s daughter who grew up to become an attorney, Pedigo wages a daily battle … Continue reading Christians battle human trafficking in the U.S.
From modern-day slave to slave for Christ
Part of a special package tied to the abductions of 270 girls in Nigeria. From modern-day slave to slave for Christ: Chong Kim escaped captivity and became a crusader against human trafficking. Chong Kim had a secret. She was pregnant, but that wasn’t her secret. Everybody knew about the baby. Her unborn daughter was what brought her to a Christian maternity home in West Texas. She had worked … Continue reading From modern-day slave to slave for Christ
June 2014: GetReligion
Building religion IQ in reporters? We say, ‘Amen!’ Published June 3. Church to boycott Redskins? Not enough to fill a stadium. Published June 5. We don’t need no religion education, or do we? Published June 5. United (for now) Methodists and the same-sex debate. Published June 8. #SBC14: Race, sex and Muslims make Baptist headlines. Published June 10. Ghosts after Seattle Pacific shooting? Not in … Continue reading June 2014: GetReligion
In nation’s top mission field, creating better fellowship
In nation’s top mission field, creating better fellowship (reporting from Taunton, Mass.): The New England Lectureship brings together Christians in the state with the lowest ratio of members of Churches of Christ. TAUNTON, Mass. — As Maurice Davis points out, Massachusetts — one of the nation’s least religious states — is a mission field. In fact, none of the 50 states has a lower ratio of members of … Continue reading In nation’s top mission field, creating better fellowship
Five ideas to improve Sunday night
Five ideas to improve Sunday night “I don’t like Sunday night services,” said a minister friend, whose congregation draws 250 for morning worship but only 100 for the evening assembly. “Our Sunday night attendance is plummeting,” a different preacher said. “We go from 130 in the morning to 30 at night.” In many — but certainly not all — Churches of Christ, the Sunday night … Continue reading Five ideas to improve Sunday night
Stripping away the stigma: Ministries help women escape sex industry
Stripping away the stigma (reporting from Colleyville, Texas): Christian ministries help women escape sex industry. By Bobby Ross Jr. | For Religion News Service COLLEYVILLE, Texas (RNS) — The smoke, the loud music and the smell of perfumes trigger uncomfortable memories for Polly Wright. But Wright ignores those reminders of her past as she and a troupe of women make their way to the strip club’s … Continue reading Stripping away the stigma: Ministries help women escape sex industry
