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
From Rhode Island to Liberia, with love
From Rhode Island to Liberia, with love: Immigrant church in the U.S. has big dreams for bringing hope and healing to its war-torn homeland (reporting from Providence, R.I.). Page 1 lead. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In the bustling core of Rhode Island’s capital, Liberian immigrants crowd into a simple white building with “Providence Church of Christ” painted in fading red letters above the front door. On … Continue reading From Rhode Island to Liberia, with love
November 2012: GetReligion
Risking lives to save souls in Mexico. Published Nov. 2. God, gang graffiti and gunfire in L.A. Published Nov. 6. The ghost of Prince William County. Published Nov. 8. When Bible Belt atheists go to church. Published Nov. 10. A red state American in her natural habitat. Published Nov. 13. Ready, set, barf: an evangelical football feature. Published Nov. 15. Pod people: Red America and … Continue reading November 2012: GetReligion
