Got God?

GetReligion has another example of how standard reporting ignores the obvious religious angles to stories.  When an interviewee makes a religious statement, why do reporters so often leave those behind?  Is it because they are concerned about alienating readers of other faiths?  But how does it alienate a reader to hear that someone responded to tragedy with faith?  Ultimately, what is a very central part of the experience for the sufferer is excised by the journalist.  It doesn’t have to be that way.