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October 2013

October 16, 2013
Let's carefully think our way -- one step at a time -- through this rather...
October 16, 2013
A Washington Post sports story caught my attention with this intriguing headline: Faith and football...
October 15, 2013
A Washington Post Politics news blog on Senator Rand Paul's appearance before the Value Voters...
October 15, 2013
Readers who have been following this weblog through the years are probably familiar with the...
October 15, 2013
I love a good story. Thanks to Lisa Wangsness, Godbeat writer for the Boston Globe, I...
October 14, 2013
Dang! Just when you thought that the news couldn't get any weirder and darker for...
October 14, 2013
"Is the pope Catholic?" is an old question, suggesting a rather obvious answer. Of course the...
October 14, 2013
BETH ASKS: Are there any substantive differences between traditional atheism vs. what is called “New...
October 13, 2013
GetReligion is almost a decade old and, from the very beginning, many readers have struggled...
October 12, 2013
It's not about religion. So said Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Joseph Gribko in a story...
October 11, 2013
Here at GetReligion, we make no secret of our bias. That bias: our deep affection...
October 11, 2013
Long ago, pre-Internet, some researchers tried to find out which movie had the greatest spiritual...
October 11, 2013
Many years had elapsed during which nothing of Combray, save what was comprised in the...
October 10, 2013
As a reporter, I'm always amazed by how much I learn when I actually pick...
October 10, 2013
Ask any religion-news professional to list the top reporters on the beat in the late...
October 10, 2013
Reports on the exorcism trial currently underway in Paris suburb of Essonne cast an interesting...
October 09, 2013
Because of my background in church-state studies, for the past third of a century or...
October 09, 2013
It's five minutes past the hour, and you're late for services. The cat insisted on...
October 08, 2013
If you enjoy quality journalism, feel free to skip an Associated Press story out today on...
October 08, 2013
Lat's state the obvious: It's getting harder and harder for news consumers to figure out...
October 08, 2013
The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana, has had a reputation as one of the...
October 07, 2013
First things first: I have to admit that I almost choked on my diet cherry...
October 07, 2013
It was about eight years ago exactly when I surprised Terry Mattingly by shouting his...
October 07, 2013
The Telegraph has waded into the waters of international Anglican affairs -- and I'm afraid...
October 06, 2013
At this point, fans who pay close attention to the Baltimore Ravens are contemplating a...
October 06, 2013
To purists, Hanukkah, sometimes rendered Chanukah, is the red-headed stepchild of Jewish holy days: it's not...
October 05, 2013
This was the headline on a Wall Street Journal story this week: Some Businesses Balk...
October 04, 2013
As a rule, I don't discuss the contents of one of my new Scripps Howard...
October 04, 2013
"Context is king" is a catch phrase that summarizes the critique offered in many of...
October 04, 2013
One of the fascinating things about Pope Francis is the apparent mad rush among mainstream...
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