Rush Limbaugh (hearts) Elton John

Terry Mattingly June 14th, 2010

If you have read GetReligion for more than a week or two, you probably have noticed that we live in the age of the simplistic label. If you noticed that fact, then you also must have noticed that your GetReligionistas are not fond of labels - especially in religion coverage.

It's just too easy to divide the world into left and right, moderates and fundamentalists and assume that news consumers have some idea what those words mean. Isn't that right, Bill Keller? This is particularly tru … (Read More)

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LAT: Is the pope Catholic?

Terry Mattingly March 30th, 2009

As the old saying goes in hurricane territory, “I think we’re in for a bit of a blow.”

It will be interesting to see how the mainstream press handles the facts in the upcoming culture warfare over President Barack Obama’s scheduled commencement address at the University of Notre Dame.

There is a real story here, of course. Rest assured that Catholics are going to split on how to handle this, because American Catholics — including some bishops, based on the evidence — are divided on h … (Read More)

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Is Rush the new Pat Robertson?

Terry Mattingly February 18th, 2009

Raise your hand if you think that religious conservatives play a major role in the power structure of the Republican Party today.

Raise your hand if you think Rush Limbaugh is an important leader in the Republican Party.

OK, raise your hand if you think that the combination of these two facts means that Limbaugh is a leader in the Religious Right or some other stream of religious conservatism. That’s a harder question, isn’t it? To be blunt, I know some religious conservatives who swear by R … (Read More)

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The Case for Civility - Dr. Os Guinness on SBE

Erik Guzman April 4th, 2008

The world is being torn apart by religious extremists, divisive political rhetoric, shrill secularists and uptight culture warriors. But how do we hold on to our deepest beliefs while living together with our deepest differences (especially those of a religious and ideological nature)?

Dr. Os Guinness joined us this week to answer that question and talk about his new book, The Case for Civility: And Why America's Future Depends on It. Use one of the options at the bottom of this post to l … (Read More)

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