Category Archives: The Scoop

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 →

by Umbreen Bhatti My husband and I spent this Thanksgiving in Las Vegas. Our parents live out east, and we didn't have the energy for the holiday weekend flights, so we figured, why not a turkey buffet in Sin City? … Continue reading →

by Richard Flory Last week I spent a day at the annual Evangelical Theological Society meetings in San Francisco. My entree to the event was an invitation from some colleagues who are working on a project linking theological reflection and … Continue reading →

by Sandi Dolbee Journalists and commentators are right to draw parallels between the Roman Catholic Church's child sex-abuse scandal and the one now engulfing Penn State. The cases–from the allegations to the cover-up–are tragically alike. “Penn State and the Catholic … Continue reading →

by Becky Garrison With the exception of conservative talk-radio and television, the public response to Chaz Bono's documentary and appearance on “Dancing with the Stars,” coupled with coverage of other transgender people on national news outlets like “Good Morning America,” … Continue reading →

by Jacques Berlinerblau Mississippi's “Personhood Amendment” succumbed to an unexpected defeat last night. Analysts are already dissecting the reasons for the collapse of an initiative that seemed a sure thing just a few weeks ago. Yet this setback should not … Continue reading →