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The gifts are all gone and 2008's best list lists are, well, so last year. Well, maybe not this one mention  (and he's right, dear readers, we do need a new name). What's new and noteworthy—or, better yet, what's not … Continue reading →

Last December, to acknowledge the holiday season, I recalled writing the dreaded (and frequently dreadful) Christmas story. This time around, I wonder how many more of those we'll see. It's been a bad year for journalists and journalism, but I'm … Continue reading →

Call me Scrooge, but I just don't want to see or hear another story about finding the “Christ” in Christmas, plumbing the spiritual upside of the recession or tracking the newly fervent faithful. (I won't link to these stories but … Continue reading →

J517: Final Investigative Reporting Storyby Brooke-Sidney Gavins Terrorism. Terrorists. Since the planes flew into the World Trade towers on September 11, 2001, these words have become almost synonymous with Islam and being a Muslim. For many Islamic believers in Southern … Continue reading →

Barack Obama, in the first newspaper interview since his November 4 victory, revisited two defining topics of the campaign: race and religion. Eschewing blogosphere blather as to whether or not his election represents a new day in American race relations, … Continue reading →

By Nicky Loomis “Twilight” grossed $138 million worldwide as of this past weekend and HBO's True Blood has become the network's biggest hit since The Sopranos. It may be time to shroud the TV in garlic–vampires are back in a … Continue reading →

By Brooke-Sidney Gavins Last week's terrorist acts in India's financial capital left more than 180 people dead and 280 wounded.  The Indian and European press is reporting that the violence has sparked widespread debate as to whether the terrorists should … Continue reading →

By Jennifer Hahn “Twilight” might be this year's most religious film – but you wouldn't know that by reading the reviews. It's no secret that Stephenie Meyer, author of the series of teen vampire romance novels on which the film … Continue reading →

By Kyla Cullinane Many American legacy media sources have reported that one of Malaysia's most prominent Islamic bodies banned the practice of yoga. On Saturday, the National Fatwa Council issued a non-binding legal decision declaring that Muslims in Malaysia risked … Continue reading →

J517: Reporting on Religionby B. Adriana Venegas-Chavez God Loves Beauty LOS ANGELES—For the past four years, Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities have come together to communicate their ideas about faith, spirituality and beliefs through art. At the fourth annual God … Continue reading →