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by Courtney Bender Here's a trick question: Under what circumstances does the presence of a Muslim in a para-military organization become a symbol of increasing tolerance? Answer: When you're reporting on Michigan militias. News reports on the round-up of members … Continue reading →

by Tom Pfingsten Politicized or not, most Christians have deeply religious reasons for opposing abortion, and that's why it's a shame that the U.S. media's coverage of the issue at the most crucial moment of the recent congressional health-care debate … Continue reading →

by Don Lattin Writing a memoir is shameless act of self-indulgence – an admission that, yes, ladies and gentlemen, we do think the entire world revolves around us. It's an even trickier task when we're working on a “spiritual memoir,” … Continue reading →

by Zain Shauk The Roman Catholic Church and Pope Benedict XVI have been under the media microscope this month, and it's not because Easter is on the horizon. Revelations and allegations about sexual abuse scandals are bubbling to the surface … Continue reading →

by Judith Weisenfeld Photographer Charles Moore died on March 11, 2010 at the age of 79.  Although Moore covered a range of events over the course of his career, the powerful images he produced during the Civil Rights era emerge … Continue reading →

Last week when my journalism class visited Israel, we spoke with more Palestinians than some Israeli Jews meet in a lifetime. Observers on all sides of the conflict say that's no accident. Both official Israeli policy and mainstream news coverage … Continue reading →

by Andrea Tabor In the aftermath of the “euphoria” in Washington today (as John McCain put it), the last stand from Catholic House Democrats won't likely be remembered in Washington for long. But for a group of about 59,000 poor, … Continue reading →

JERUSALEM — Reading American news online, the current Israeli “crisis” seems to have started last week, during Vice President Biden's visit here, when the Netanyahu government announced it would build 1,600 settler housing units in East Jerusalem. Since new construction … Continue reading →

by J. Terry Todd A kabuki press conference at the Utah statehouse?  That's how one journalist described the scene last Monday when members of Patriots for a Moral Utah arrived at the capitol in Salt Lake City with a “Fair … Continue reading →