03 August 2004 Daily Links

August 3, 2004
CBC News reports that the Vatican is setting up a sports department “to move the Roman Catholic Church closer to...
Feature

Spin and the Religion Reporter

August 2, 2004
No one wants to ask “What would Jesus Do?” on the campaign trail… By Bob Smietana The conventions were...

02 August 2004 Daily Links

August 2, 2004
Chris Weinkopf, writing for The American Enterprise, weighs in late on PBS’s “The Jesus Factor.” His verdict: the media is...

31 July 2004 Daily Links

July 31, 2004
So much for tolerance: David Karp of The St. Petersburg Times reports on the controversy raised after a Tampa City Council member, John...

30 July 2004 Daily Links

July 30, 2004
Derrick Z. Jackson of The Boston Globe praises John Kerry for the much-repeated sound bite from his acceptance speech last night: “‘I...

29 July 2004 Daily Links

July 29, 2004
A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis found a correspondence between national prosperity and religion —...

28 July 2004 Daily Links

July 28, 2004
National Review readers loved Barack Obama’s DNC speech because, they claim, it was conservative — as evidence, they offer among...
Feature

The Last Man on Earth: A Romance

July 28, 2004
By Kathryn Joyce   “Back in 1985 [Margaret Atwood] was highly amused by the initial reactions to her Orwellian...

Democratic National Ritual, 2004

July 27, 2004
By Jay Rosen My fellow academics in journalism and media studies all know his name; too many journalists (and bloggers...

Don't Tell the Press

July 27, 2004
Two very conservative leaders are sounding the alarm about additions to the Patriot Act being rushed through Congress on the sly....

Empty Boots

July 27, 2004
Revealer publisher Jay Rosen at the DNC: “On Tuesday morning I encountered one of the most effective acts of political protest I...

27 July 2004 Daily Links

July 27, 2004
Igor Rotar, correspondent for Norway’s Forum 18 News Service investigates a draft law in Kazakhstan on “combating extremist activity” that doesn’t...

Hi Margaret? It's me, God.

July 26, 2004
“First and foremost, I am writing you personally to offer you My deepest sympathy and condolences on your loss....

Old God, New God

July 26, 2004
John Hall reports for the Media General News Service on an all-day conference sponsored by the Wesley Theological Seminary as part of...

Gay Marriage Culture War

July 26, 2004
“New careers on both sides will grow out of this,” says Michael Cromartie, director of the Evangelical Studies Project...

Democratic National Ritual 2004

July 26, 2004
By Jay Rosen My fellow academics in journalism and media studies all know his name; too many journalists (and bloggers...

20 July 2004 Daily Links

July 24, 2004
News of the Weird (press releases): on Sept 12, 2004, in Washington, D.C., the National Council of Churches will...

24 July 2004 Daily Links

July 24, 2004
“‘Churches have a responsibility to avoid partisan entrapment, just as political parties have a duty not to attempt to...

23 July 2004 Daily Links

July 23, 2004
B’nai B’rith International issued a statement this week calling on the Jewish community to end all dialogue with the...

22 July 2004 Daily Links

July 22, 2004
You can’t expect to find nuanced discussion of the role of religion in the lefty Nation, but occasionally you will...
Feature

Beyond the Zero-Sum Game

July 22, 2004
In the arena of spirituality, not every malady can be easily understood or solved. By Shahed Amanullah The typical...

The Only Truth that Mattered

July 21, 2004
“As my father describes it, encountering his daughter en route to self-asphyxiation was enough to startle him to his...

21 July 2004 Daily Links

July 21, 2004
Barry Goldwater biographer Rick Perlstein attends a Bush campaign party to meet those who see W. as a great man; nay,...

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