Boycott Fundamentalism

June 10, 2005
There’s just no good term for the cultural movement and political force variously referred to as the “Christian Right,”...

The Truth About "Jim Wallis"

May 23, 2005
What does the NYTimes‘ Elisabeth Bumiller do when presented with a story that reveals cracks in the Christian right? Why, she calls Jim...

Radio On

April 25, 2005
Revealer editor Jeff Sharlet discusses his cover story from the May issue of Harper’s, “Soldiers of Christ: Inside America’s Most Powerful Megachurch,” tonight...

Who You Callin' Christian?

April 22, 2005
Mainline Protestants fight back: NYT “conservative beat” reporter David D. Kirkpatrick, with Sheryl Gay Stolberg, bring us signs of a liberal Christianity gearing...

And They're Off!

April 15, 2005
Those who prefer their pope-news in the style of The Daily Racing Form will find an excellent guide to ponies — Ratzinger ahead...

Same Old Disdain, Great New Flavor

March 30, 2005
We’ve been arguing with Caleb Stegall, an editor of our favorite small-o orthodox Christian website that likes to bash us, about...

Dumb, Dumber, Dumbest

March 25, 2005
There is no shortage of foolish rhetoric clamoring for the attention of poor Terri Schiavo, from both the self-declared...

God's Own Website

February 14, 2005
The Los Angeles Times reports on some of the goods and services on offer at the annual National Religious Broadcasters...

Cheap Grace & Dumb Journalism

February 11, 2005
Washington Post‘s Dan Balz says incoming DNC chair Howard Dean “offers a secular vision of the world at a time when...

Traditionally Republican Themes

February 10, 2005
The LA Times reports that Dem Bob Hertzberg is running for mayor of the city on “traditionally Republican themes.” And...
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Killing Religion Journalism

October 11, 2004
Killing Religion Journalism 11 October 2004 By Jeff Sharlet Killing the Buddha: A Heretic’s Bible has just been published in...

08 September 2004 Daily Links

September 8, 2004
“If Kerry Wins…“: Dick Cheney opts for equal opportunity voter intimidation. “‘Thank you, Lord, for loving journalism'”: Columbia Journalism Review’s Gal Beckerman writes...
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The Prodigal Press Sins No More

August 22, 2004
Since when is the press this polite? by Kathryn Joyce All of the usual mud was thrown, partisan guns...

16 August 2004 Daily Links

August 16, 2004
NPR reports on the controversial new “Buddha Bar” of Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, the name of which sparked a letter-writing campaign...
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The Non-Negotiable Dream

July 19, 2004
Journalists don’t understand that the reality of believers isn’t just another opinion. By Rod Dreher This forum asks, “What...

Random Links

May 21, 2004
“Why Don’t Journalists Get Religion?” Peter Steinfels, Laurie Goodstein, Diane Winston, and Revealer editor Jeff Sharlet answer in Columbia Journalism...
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What We Don't Know, and Why

January 14, 2004
Religiously Ignorant Journalists By Christian Smith Today I received a phone message from a journalist from a major Dallas...
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Journalism is Itself a Religion

January 8, 2004
A Theological Investigation By Jay Rosen “In my view, journalism is a secular enterprise, and there is no specifically...

Ultimate Concerns

January 7, 2004
Nicholas Kristof is at it again. Sometime in the last couple of years, The New York Times columnist found God. Not in...

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