October 2010: GetReligion
Faith of (all) the Steelers. Published Oct. 1. Baseball demons, angels and Jesus. Published Oct. 6. ESPN’s Dusty Baker faith no-no. Published Oct. 7. Attacking gays or stating doctrines? Published Oct. 11. ‘God and the Devil’ in Chile. Published Oct. 13. Do all readers speak Arabic? Published Oct. 15. Ghost of Anita Hill’s voicemail. Published Oct. 20. Conjecture, caveats and gay Mormons. Published Oct. 26. … Continue reading October 2010: GetReligion
For one Navajo, a long journey home
For one Navajo, a long journey home (reporting from Gallup, N.M.). Currents. GALLUP, N.M. — It’s past 9 p.m. on a Sunday when Norman Chee Atchison, a housefather at Manuelito Navajo Children’s Home, goes to tuck in 3-year-old Monica. When Atchison and his wife, Cathy, step into Monica’s room, they find her and two older girls on the floor playing. “Girls! You’re supposed to be showered … Continue reading For one Navajo, a long journey home
September 2010: GetReligion
Strippers in the pews — er, news. Published Sept. 1. Life and death of Mike/Christine. Published Sept. 3. How not to cover a protest. Published Sept. 7. Muslim victims of 9/11. Published Sept. 10. Could it be Satan? How con-VEEN-ient. Published Sept. 13. Dancing with the dead in Madagascar. Published Sept. 16. Really, really, really strong apology. Published Sept. 19. O’Donnell gets God, and many … Continue reading September 2010: GetReligion
Singing, sweating and saving souls in West Virginia
Singing, sweating and saving souls in West Virginia (reporting from Parkersburg, W.Va.). Page 1 lead. PARKERSBURG, W.VA. – The heat was on. That’s what happens when you take 90-degree temperatures, on-fire-for-the-Lord church members and a 1950s-era high school field house with no air-conditioning — and put them all together. Hundreds of hand fans fluttered, volunteers passed out ice-cold bottled water and sweat-drenched Christians wiped their foreheads … Continue reading Singing, sweating and saving souls in West Virginia
August 2010: GetReligion
The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Published Aug. 2. When sex offenders go to church. Published Aug. 3. Hostility toward evangelicals? What hostility? Published Aug. 5. New byte of Apple faith. Published Aug. 6. Saints, sinners … and strippers. Published Aug. 10. Hands and feet of Jesus? Published Aug. 13. The couple that pastors together. Published Aug. 16. Hindu-esque Orthodox Christian commuters? Published … Continue reading August 2010: GetReligion
Scholars and ‘snake-handlers’
Scholars and ‘Snake-Handlers’ Society of Biblical Literature accused of evangelical pandering—and secular bias. September issue. A professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of California–Berkeley quit the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), voicing concern that North America’s leading organization for biblical scholarship had welcomed “the views of creationists, snake-handlers, and faith healers.” In an op-ed in the July/August 2010 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Ronald S. Hendel complained … Continue reading Scholars and ‘snake-handlers’
Religious hiring’s status quo victory
Religious Hiring’s Status Quo Victory A 2-1 ruling by Ninth Circuit affirms World Vision’s right to consider religious beliefs in employment. But questions over faith-based hiring practices and government funding seem far from settled. Online exclusive published Aug. 26. What if? That was the question asked repeatedly by evangelical organizations as the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals weighed an employment discrimination lawsuit against World … Continue reading Religious hiring’s status quo victory
The Spiritual Toll — Katrina: Five Years Later
The Spiritual Toll — Katrina: Five Years Later: Beyond physical losses, hurricane’s path of debris left some New Orleans-area churches facing unexpected challenges (reporting from Mandeville, La.). Page 1 lead. MANDEVILLE, La. – In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Tammany Oaks Church of Christ organized a mammoth relief effort that encouraged Christians across the nation. Yet the long-term ramifications of the nation’s costliest natural disaster … Continue reading The Spiritual Toll — Katrina: Five Years Later
July 2010: GetReligion
Ghosts in toddler’s tragic death? Published July 1. Bible Belt begets better business? Published July 6. Prayers in the outfield. Published July 7. Oops, forgot the kitchen sink. Published July 14. Frozen souls: Hooked on cryonics. Published July 15. Did God pick Harry Reid’s opponent? Published July 19. Totally secular right to die. Published July 21. The magic of three. Published July 23. Generic ‘devout … Continue reading July 2010: GetReligion
Faith. Family. Fastballs. 