Monthly Archives: December 2011

by Lee Gilmore As the consumerist spectacle of the “holidays” winds up to a frenetic finale this week, reporters might find themselves struggling to find yet another angle on these annual events. It's a repetitive exercise, not unlike being subjected … Continue reading →

by Brie Loskota When TLC first aired “All-American Muslim,” the show met with some harsh criticism from within the Muslim community. In general the complaints went like this: 1) “All American” doesn't represent the racial and ethnic diversity of American … Continue reading →

by Chris Tokuhama I'm not sure when it started, but I am told that there is most definitely a “War on Christmas” occurring in America at the present moment. Well, the war is reoccurring, to be more accurate. In response … Continue reading →

by Maura Jane Farrelly The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has established a new Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty – born from the conviction that religious liberty in the United States is being “compromised” by liberal lawmakers, and that … Continue reading →

by Marcia Alesan Dawkins Since the 1980s, news media have portrayed interracial romantic relationships as a persistently volatile fault line in America's racial divide. Other reports, in contrast, have suggested that the significance of race is declining, that religious practitioners … Continue reading →

by Courtney Bender I am tired of reading reports about the ongoing scuffles over statues and crèches on public land. And I am as bored as one can be by reports on the war against the supposed war against Christmas. … Continue reading →