(OPINION) Why Can Kiryas Joel Secede? Because America Doesn’t Care That Jews Are Different
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(OPINION) Being the New York Times means never having to say you’re sorry.
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(OPINION) The cynicism so many readers have towards the mainstream media arises in part from the worldview articulated by Richard Pryor -- "Who you gonna believe, me or your lying eyes?” from his 1982 film “Live on the Sunset Strip”.
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There is hardly a more telling moment to epitomise the state of journalism in the Czech Republic than a short TV clip from a recent meeting of two presidents: Miloš Zeman, Czech head of state and his Russian counterpart - Vladimir Putin. “And here are more journalists?” asked Mr. Zeman in Russian at the press conference. "There are too many journalists. They should be liquidated.“
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(OPINION) The Daily Telegraph has leapt into a dispute between two factions of a London church. Yet the journalistic shortcomings of this article turn it into a club for traditionalists to beat modernizers.
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Rabbi Sacks, who won the 2016 Templeton Prize, is convinced that religious leaders face three options in an age in which reason and materialism have failed to inspire citizens to make sacrifices on behalf of future generations.
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COMMENTARY -- Can a non-believer write religion news stories? Here is evidence that they can, and can do so with professional skill.
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(OPINION) A recent Pew Forum survey shows that the influence and practice of faith is slipping in lands long identified with Catholicism, those closest to the European West. Eastern Orthodoxy is rising, especially in lands in which faith and national identity blend. But the most stunning changes are happening in the Czech Republic.
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The late Steve Jobs loved surprises and, at the 2007 MacWorld conference, he knew he was going to make history.
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The often toxic mix of religious identity mixed with politics – either real or imagined – accounts for so much of what we think of as religion news. This story ties together some of those powerful symbols.
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What comes first, advertising or content? This question loomed large in my mind as I read an article on exorcisms that the Daily Telegraph chose to sensationalize rather than report faithfully.
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Academic calendars are great places for research by parents considering places for their children to spend some of the most formative years of their lives, according to a Catholic scholar involved in fierce debates about postmodern trends in education.
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PERSPECTIVE - The Daily Mail, The Times, and other outlets report that claims that cutting government spending on sexual education would lead to a rise in teen pregnancy have now been shown to be untrue. Yet none bothers with issues of deeper ethical or religious motivations in the controversy.
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(OPINION) I may appear somewhat harsh in my criticisms, but the reporter tells us that this place will be the spiritual headquarters for 1.3 million Orange County Roman Catholics. Would any of them recognize their rites in the description put forward in this story?
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Raunch culture has spread to Britain from the U.S. as something perfectly normal. While the rest of us do not even notice, ordinary Muslims are angry and worried.
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Morality, in point of fact, represents or signifies "the law." And "the law" is the minimal expression of morality necessary to advance together.
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Remember any details of the #ChibokGirls news coverage? 300 girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram, forced to marry the fighters, to serve as slaves or take part in terrorism. What else? Essential details are missing from this latest story.
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A story in a local newspaper in the U.K. caught my eye this week, raising questions on the nature of truth and the craft of journalism.
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Easter is one of the silly seasons for the media. The holiday sees a spike in publication of religion-themed stories in the secular press -- often with uneven results.
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