Category Archives: The Scoop

by Jane Iwamura Slim were his chances in the NBA / Burdened with an Asian face / He conquered all through hard work / And the mercy of God's grace. So goes “The Ballad of Jeremy Lin.” You would recently … Continue reading →

by Jason Kehe Surveys often bring out the worst in journalists. They don't require actual reporting—just imagination. We see a collection of numbers, determine which are the sexiest or the most shocking and slap on some “explanatory narrative.” Bim, bam, … Continue reading →

by Benjamin Gottlieb The shamefully shallow coverage of posthumous baptisms that were performed last week on the parents of the late Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal exemplified the mainstream news media's propensity to goose conflict and ignore the kind of contextualization that … Continue reading →

by Anthony Hatcher I first heard about the Susan G. Komen foundation / Planned Parenthood flap via email. A colleague sent a message to all faculty and staff at my university about the foundation's announcement that it would deny funding … Continue reading →

by Emily Frost Accusations that the Obama Administration is denying freedom of religion have been flying this past week – from both Roman Catholic and evangelical leaders. Evangelical minister Rick Warren tweeted, “I'm not a Catholic but I stand in … Continue reading →

by Megan Sweas Since President Barack Obama announced his contraception compromise on Friday, the coalition of religious conservatives that had united against the Health and Human Services mandate to cover contraception has begun to fall apart. Obama said that insurance … Continue reading →

by Maura Jane Farrelly “President Obama versus Religious Liberty.” This is the headline GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney chose to give his editorial in last Friday's Washington Examiner. The president, according to Romney, has been “using Obamacare to impose a … Continue reading →

by Arezou Rezvani When a video of U.S. Marines urinating on the dead bodies of Taliban fighters became international headline news last month, national dialogue around the incident centered mostly on its impact on U.S.-brokered peace talks, the safety of … Continue reading →

by Brie Loskota At the beginning of Black History month we were greeted with tragic news: Don Cornelius, the founder of “Soul Train,” committed suicide. While this event has little to do with religion on its face, a story on … Continue reading →

by Dan Carino I recently had the opportunity to participate in Les Rencontres Internationales du Dessin de Presse (RIDEP: International Meeting of Press Cartoonists). The annual conference, now in its 13th year, is designed to bring together international and French … Continue reading →