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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Losing Finding My Religion (at Comic-Con)
By J. Terry Todd Religion isn't the first subject that springs to mind when you think about the San Diego Comic-Con International, the globe's largest annual pop culture klatsch that just wrapped up its 40th season. What started in 1970 … Continue reading
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Mad Men: Do Muslim Clerics Need Better PR?
Earlier this month, CNN fired Octavia Nasr, its senior editor on Middle Eastern affairs, for tweeting about the death of Lebanese cleric Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, Nasr's tweet said she was “sad” to hear of the cleric's passing and that … Continue reading
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The Golden State Follows The Golden Rule
Even as Californians await a decision on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the initiative that limits marriage to unions between men and women, a new survey reports that only 1 in 5 residents believe the ballot measure was “good for … Continue reading
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God Help the Atheist
by Courtney Bender Christopher Hitchens is in treatment for esophageal cancer, and the prognosis is grim. If Hitchens were anyone other than Hitchens, this sad news would already be a footnote in last week's news cycle. But, since he is … Continue reading
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Forum Discusses New Poll Examining Religious Based Attitudes Toward Prop. 8
A comprehensive new poll examining religious based attitudes on same sex marriage says only one-in-five Californians agree that Proposition 8 is a “Good Thing” will be released and discussed by a distinguished panel on Wednesday, July 21. LOS ANGELES – … Continue reading
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Dynasty?
By Richard Flory The recent retirement, then non-retirement, of famed Crystal Cathedral and “possibility thinking” pastor Robert Schuller, was reported over the past weekend, first in the Orange County Register, and picked up by the AP. The story was then … Continue reading
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Fair Play in Reporting
by Dalia Hashad The world's greatest sporting event will soon come to a close. Long after the incessant honking of vuvuzelas cease, this World Cup will be remembered for its unique character. Among the bright spots is that, for the … Continue reading
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My iPhone is My Co-Pilot
by Brie Loskota The only thing Americans seem to like more than the culture war is trying to make money off the culture war. As soon as the “Jesus fish” appeared on the back of a minivan, another enterprising group … Continue reading
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Critiquing Coverage: Is the New York Times Gunning for the Pope?
On Friday, the New York Times added another piece to the puzzling history of the Vatican's response to the crisis of clergy sexual abuse. Reporters Laurie Goodstein and David Halbfinger plumbed church documents and interviewed church leaders to ascertain how … Continue reading
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Daytrippers Revisited: Science and Psychedelia
by Don Lattin Having spent the last three years tripping through the history of the psychedelic sixties, I couldn't help but laugh at the following paragraph in a recent front-page story in the New York Times: Scientists are especially intrigued … Continue reading
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