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   Press Crit Not all of these sites address the role of religion in the news -- but we think they should, and they could. Learn from those that do, teach those that don't. Press Think: Ghost of Democracy in the Media Machine.... [ Continue reading: ] Institutions THIS RESOURCE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) -- Christian RecorderCatholic Church (official Vatican website)The Church of Latter-Day SaintsEpiscopal Church (USA) -- Episcopal News ServiceEvangelical Lutheran Church in America -- The Lutheran, published monthlyJehovah's Witnesses -- The... [ Continue reading: ] Holy Books Under Construction Beliefnet's online library of sacred texts includes all the usual suspects, plus rare finds such as selections from the Poetic Edda, a collection of mythic and heroic poems from thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Iceland. Bible Gateway offers a searchable... [ Continue reading: ] Holy Wars "Holy war" is not a term limited to militant jihadists; it's a crucial lens through which to understand many of the world's conflicts, from those where religion is front and center, such as Northern Ireland, to those in which... [ Continue reading: ] Pew's Centers of Excellence The Revealer is published by New York University's Center for Religion and Media, one of the Pew Charitable Trusts' Centers of Excellence. Pew's Centers of Excellence, located on many of the nation's top-ranked research universities, encourage the study of religion's... [ Continue reading: ] Sikhism BBC's Sikhism page gives a good, introductory overview of the religion as well as Sikh news and information on the Sikh community in the U.K. The SikhNetwork: a sleek, fun site with news, chat rooms, events listings, downloads of... [ Continue reading: ] Paganism MAGAZINES AND COLLECTIVES Witchvox is a sort of ecumenical forum for witches, heathen, and other pagans. PanGaia is a quarterly magazine that's equal parts theology and trend reports on developments within Paganism. Why Wiccans Suck is, predictably, produced by... [ Continue reading: ] Judaism Smart and/or Funny Forward originally “Forverts,” began life as a socialist Yiddish paper edited by the legendary Abraham Cahan, was reborn in English under the aegis of the indomitable neocon Seth Lipsky, and now marches to points unknown under... [ Continue reading: ] Islam Iviews offers Muslim news and analysis with a non-religious focus. The Islamic Broadcasting Network offers live and archived radio shows discussing current events. 1924.org is a British Muslim news and information site linked to the popular monthly magazine, Khilafah. Islam... [ Continue reading: ] Hinduism Hinduism Today: Hindu information portal Hindu Herald: Hindu news from the World News Network The Hindu: Indian daily Hindu Vivek Kendra is a resource center for the promotion of Hindutva (Hindu civil rights movement) featuring many articles on Hindu-Islamic... [ Continue reading: ] Buddhism Tricycle is the best magazine about Buddhism for non-Buddhists. Most mainstream Buddhist publications mix dry dissections of the teachings with profiles of celebrities who are lately professing Buddhism, but Tricycle goes further, with features and reports on the ongoing... [ Continue reading: ] Christianity The Protestant press Christianity Today — Conservative evangelical ideas and news in a smart, thoughtful magazine — the New Yorker of evangelical publishing. Christian Today is an ecumenical, evangelical online daily with a global reach. World — Very conservative evangelical... [ Continue reading: ] 
GOSSIPY
Catholic In Name Only In his cover story for this month's edition of Crisis, the conservative Catholic magazine, Mark Gavreau Judge never explains what exactly he thinks "makes Maureen Dowd look like Brian Lamb." But The Revealer guesses it isn't their hair. Judge's essay... [ Continue reading: ]
POP CULT
Something Stinks Johnny Hart, creator of the popular "B.C." comic strip, stands accused of "secret jihad" by several fellow cartoonists. Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post offers up a "he said/she said" report on the controversy surrounding Hart's recent strip. It depicts... [ Continue reading: ] 
LIVES
Party's Over, Fellas Some people just don't know when to leave. Evangelical jihadi and U.S. Lt. General William G. Boykin soldiers on, despite the outrage of nearly the entire Muslim world over his comments comparing Allah to Satan. And word has it that... [ Continue reading: ] 
DEADLINE THEOLOGY
God's Gay Marriage When The New York Times delivers a sermon, it's usually of the secular variety, which is why it comes as a surprise to open the paper today to an explicitly religious column by David Brooks, better known for his smart-aleck... [ Continue reading: ] 
POP CULT
Mel Gibson, Meet Will Farrell Christiany Today's Ted Olson provides a fascinating array of responses to Elf, the controversial new film adaptation of the Christmas story critics fear will set off a wave of anti-Elven violence. Oops -- wrong Christian holiday on film. But Elf,... [ Continue reading: ] 
Deadline Theology
Quaking Do Quakers have a constitutional right to quiet? That they do is the argument of a group of Friends, as Quaker congregations members call themselves, who charge that plans for a new museum next to their 150-year-old meetinghouse in Alexandria,... [ Continue reading: ]  The Medium is the Messiah By Chris Lehmann: A media-savvy church embraces virtual faith. [ Continue reading: ]  Writing My Religion Great journalism requires both skepticism and empathy. So how does a believer — or an atheist — write about belief? Theories, frustrations, bright ideas, examples, and fatwas welcome here. [ Continue reading: ]  
ART
Write Pretty According to Alt.Muslim, one of the world's greatest traditional Islamic artists lives in Arlington, Virginia. Mohamed Zakariya is a calligrapher, and he maintains a terrific site of his own about the history of his art. The good editors of Alt.Muslim... [ Continue reading: ]
KRISTOF-WATCH
The "God Gulf" at The New York Times In a bold attempt to coin a new catchphrase, Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times writes of the "God gulf" between liberal and conservative Americans. A "red state/blue state divide," he claims, "overlaps an evangelical/secular divide." Citing a study... [ Continue reading: ] Does History Have Meaning? By Jeff Sharlet: Does history have meaning? And if so, what does it have to do with tomorrow’s headlines? [ Continue reading: ] Uncovering Islam WITH THE EDITORS OF ISLAM ONLINE, ALT.MUSLIM, JAY ROSEN, AND GUESTS. [ Continue reading: ] 
HOLY WAR
Christ Without Saddam Saddam’s not the only thing gone missing from Iraq; according to the British Daily Telegraph, booze and gambling are disappearing as well. The work of Christian missionaries from the west? Hardly. Damien McElroy reports that Iraqi Christians made strong showings... [ Continue reading: ]
GOSSIP
Hitchens Named “Promoter of the Faith” Actually, the Vatican abolished that office -- also known as the “devil’s advocate” -- 20 years ago, but when it came time to beatify Mother Teresa, the Church turned to Christopher Hitchens, contrarian on-call, to offer evidence against the last... [ Continue reading: ] 
HOLY WAR
Let God Sort ’Em Out Newsweek's Joshua Hammer offers an unintended glimpse into the role of religion -- American, that is -- in the Iraq war. Riding along with the U.S. Army’s Bravo Company on a Halloween raid in Fallujah, Hammer collects the scraps that... [ Continue reading: ]
SELF-REVEALING
Hat Trick The Revealer’s better half, Killing the Buddha, scores with one of the more interesting pieces on the consecration of Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop. What makes Peter Manseau’s report noteworthy? Manseau’s eye for the event’s absurdity (it... [ Continue reading: ]
LIVES
Big House Buddha Noah Levine is the latest Buddhist darling, son of bestselling Buddhist author Stephen Levine, and a tattooed punk who returns an edge to the tradition that has moved from the margins to the comfy mainstream. An interview with Levine about... [ Continue reading: ] 
WHAT'S MISSING
Bad Medicine “Is Religion Good Medicine?” asks the cover line on the latest Newsweek. It’s certainly good cover fodder, as is health. One wonders whether Newsweek felt the dynamic duo of popular subjects were such a sure winner that no further questioning... [ Continue reading: ] 
HOLIDAY SPECIAL
What Not To Do On Ramadan This Ramadan, The Revealer promises not to disturb our fast with: movies, masturbation, or cupping (that's medical bloodletting, for all you infidels). Islam Online offers other helpful hints in its "Ask The Scholar," column. Amusing? Sure. Complicated? Definitely. Too often... [ Continue reading: ] 
POP CULT
Don't Go There, Jews To the barricades, Christian soldiers: Christianity Today's editors predict that Mel Gibson's Passion "will provoke exactly the same number of anti-Semitic incidents as [Campus Crusade's] Jesus film: Zero." Therefore, they write, Jews and Catholics had better stop griping — or... [ Continue reading: ] 
LIVES
The Education of Aviel Barclay As Leah Eichler tells it in Moment, a Jewish monthly, the story of Aviel Barclay — poised to become the first woman to scribe a Torah scroll — is a bit like that of Goldilocks. Barclay's first yeshiva expelled her... [ Continue reading: ] |
