Monthly Archives: June 2009

Church Notes

Why should Jay Rosen have all the fun? If you follow him on twitter (worthwhile for all journalistas), you're already familiar with his current bugaboo, the Church of the Savvy.   The Church of the Savvy, unlike the churches usually … Continue reading

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Eat Yer Spinach!

Where's Popeye when you need him? Remember how he always beat Bluto? He had a secret weapon. When Popeye ate that slimy green stuff your mom said was good for you, it made him super-strong. So when Popeye said “eat … Continue reading

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Diane Winston's new book "Small Screen, Big Picture: Television and Lived Religion"

For more information about the book, visit Baylor Press. Press Coverage:Read the Spirit with David Crumm (airing June 27-28, 2009)State of Belief on Air America MediaSpeaking of Faith with Krista Tippett (to air July 2009)Jim Agnew's Literary World (Daily Book … Continue reading

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Reverand Welton Gaddy interviews Diane Winston about her new book, "Small Screen, Big Picture"

Listen on KPTR-AM 1340 and KSZL-AM 1230 (Saturday, June 27 at 7:00am and Sunday, June 28 at 4:00pm), KYNS-AM 1340 (Sunday, June 28 at 4:00pm) and KTLK-AM 1150 (Sunday, June 28 at 1:00am). For more information about the book, visit … Continue reading

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(Watch) New Muslim Cool

Jennifer Maytorena Taylor has made one of the most lyrical, complex and contemporary investigations of religion in America by focusing her documentarian's eye on a Muslim-American, Puerto-Rican, former drug dealer turned family man and community advocate. Oh, and he's a … Continue reading

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Faith, Food and Burgers

I love this story. The “so what” graf says it all: “In an era in which food politics are increasingly part of the national conversation and organic chefs are lauded in glossy magazines, [chef Tim] Hammack and a growing number … Continue reading

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Attention Shoppers

Ever since discovering the culture war, journalists have honed in on its political impact. Debates on gender, reproduction, health and medicine, or science and education all come down to the same “so what” question: What's the effect on candidates, voting … Continue reading

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Peace Be Upon Them

By Andrea Tabor A Google News search for “Obama Cairo speech reaction” yields nearly 12,000 stories from media outlets around the world.  Nearly a week after the historic address at Cairo University, we've heard reactions from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, … Continue reading

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What a Difference a Landslide Election Makes

By Jennifer Hahn It's been a few months since Barack Obama announced his new Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. In a surprise move, the president took back his campaign pledge to wipe out a Bush-era policy allowing religious … Continue reading

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Neutral(izing) Points of View

By Andrea Tabor Eighth grade teachers and newsroom editors rejoice: one more reason not to trust Wikipedia.  According to the site's Arbitration Committee, Wikipedia was infiltrated by employees of the Church of Scientology, who deleted unfavorable postings and manipulated information … Continue reading

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