February 2013: GetReligion
Don’t have a cow over Chick-fil-A, man! Published Feb. 2. Nah-nah-nah-nah: Navel-gazing at ninth anniversary. Published Feb. 5. Boy Scouts, Mormons and CNN’s tabloid-style ‘reporting.’ Published Feb. 7. Pod people: Boy Scout leak and grassroots sourcing. Published Feb. 9. Godbeat 101: Localizing the pope resignation story. Published Feb. 12. Definition, please: Who are these evangelicals? Published Feb. 15. Bang! Bang! Hey, eat some cotton candy! … Continue reading February 2013: GetReligion
Sovereign Grace Ministries: Courts shouldn’t ‘second-guess’ pastoral counseling of sex abuse victims
Sovereign Grace Ministries: Courts Shouldn’t ‘Second-Guess’ Pastoral Counseling of Sex Abuse Victims Legal observers question whether clergy-penitent privilege applies to denomination accused of covering up crimes. Christianity Today story published online Jan. 25. In response to a civil lawsuit alleging that it covered up numerous cases of child sexual abuse, Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM) has pledged to “carefully review” each accusation. However, the lawsuit—which claims the association … Continue reading Sovereign Grace Ministries: Courts shouldn’t ‘second-guess’ pastoral counseling of sex abuse victims
Connecticut church ‘in shock’ after Sandy Hook school massacre
Congregation ‘in shock’ after school massacre: Connecticut member survives shooting. Page 1 lead. A teacher who attends the Danbury Church of Christ in Connecticut survived the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in which 20 students and six school employees died. Minister Doug Vile identified the teacher as Robin Walker. “She’s a special education teacher and was in a reading class,” Vile told The Christian Chronicle. … Continue reading Connecticut church ‘in shock’ after Sandy Hook school massacre
January 2013: GetReligion
2012 in review: Contraception vs. religious freedom. Published Jan. 1. Mixing scales of justice and songs of praise. Published Jan. 4. Faith, family, fastballs: Dale Murphy’s Hall of Fame bid. Published Jan. 7. NYT publishes ‘news story’ on pregnancy centers. Published Jan. 9. Muslims believe in adoption, or do they? Published Jan. 11. Meet Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey, minus the faith. Published Jan. 12. … Continue reading January 2013: GetReligion
2012 in review: My Top 10 bylines of the year
By Bobby Ross Jr. My Top 10 bylines of 2012: 10. I’m going to Disney church! 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 room next to the breakfast buffet, children … Continue reading 2012 in review: My Top 10 bylines of the year
My top stories for The Associated Press: 2002-2005
By Bobby Ross Jr. Some of my best and/or favorite stories for The Associated Press between 2002 and 2005: Presidential campaign • President Bush caps final day of 2004 campaign with Dallas rally (reporting from Dallas) • Crawford, Texas, rallies behind President Bush after hometown paper endorses John Kerry (reporting from Crawford, Texas) • People of faith ask: How would Jesus vote in 2004 presidential … Continue reading My top stories for The Associated Press: 2002-2005
Pass the syrup, but religion gets sticky in Vermont
Pass the syrup, but religion gets sticky: Faithful persevere in secular Vermont (reporting from Springfield, Vt.). Page 1 lead. SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Folks in the Green Mountain State like their economy syrupy sweet. The rural, thickly forested New England state produces 39 percent of the United States’ maple syrup. The state’s 626,000 residents are less sweet on religion: Vermont ranks as the nation’s most secular … Continue reading Pass the syrup, but religion gets sticky in Vermont
December 2012: GetReligion
For some reason, someone forgave someone else. Published Dec. 4. Who’s feeding the starving people? Published Dec. 6. The Southern Baptists’ scarlet ‘A.’ Published Dec. 10. Ho ho ho and Merry F-word. Published Dec. 12. Pod people: Forgiveness is such a simple word. Published Dec. 15. Coming soon to a TV near you: ‘The Bible.’ Published Dec. 17. Bring your swords, and guns, to church. … Continue reading December 2012: GetReligion
Modern-day parables: This is country music
By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle I drive a minivan, not a truck. I drink Diet Coke, not beer. I wear a baseball cap, not a cowboy hat. I don’t cheat on my wife, dance in the neon light or party all night with my rowdy friends. On my best days, I don’t intentionally do somebody wrong. But I do love country music, … Continue reading Modern-day parables: This is country music
Faith. Family. Fastballs. 