Monthly Archives: January 2008

Lifting a Veil

The complex intersection of Turkish politics and religion was captured this week in the New York Times' coverage of headscarves. The big news is that the Turkish government will lift its 11-year-old ban on head coverings worn by university women. … Continue reading

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Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine

Join us for a Knight Chair Lunch Forum with Dr. Richard Sloan as he  discusses the intersection of medicine, religion and the news. Sloan is the author of Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine. He  is Professor … Continue reading

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WWJD: A gospel of frames, context and subjects

Stephanie Simon's piece on the new monastics first made me want to smack her subjects. Then I decided it was Simon who needed an intervention. The article covers seven months in the lives of five evangelicals who pledge to live … Continue reading

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Happy Anniversary!

Marking the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to legalize abortion, news outlets rolled out their annual whither Roe vs. Wade piece. The Los Angeles Times focused on the young generation of pro-life advocates, as did the Washington Post. … Continue reading

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Keep the Faith

Imagine if you will a news story about the Anglican Church that does not contain the words “gay,” “schism” or “Lambeth.” No, it's not the Twilight Zone, it's the Guardian. But the piece does seem to reflect another dimension.  Amidst … Continue reading

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Keeping Secrets

Let others dissect the press' mishaps in New Hampshire, overall it has been a good news week: two provocative pieces shed light on politics and religion and, by extension, how journalists' cover candidates' beliefs. America's piece about Tony Blair's conversion … Continue reading

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Missing Opportunities

How and why do establishment gatekeepers decide what to cover and what to skip? My vote for  2007's biggest news story is what the mainstream media missed. Case in point is a story that broke at the end of the … Continue reading

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