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For many years, I always thought that newspapers would successfully make the transition from a paper product to the Internet — though the process would be painful. I’m not so sure anymore. Here’s why.
The majority of Internet readers aren’t looking for a comprehensive news report that is incredibly expensive to produce. Need evidence? Just look [...]

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Mi amigo, Gustavo Arellano, wrote another insightful commentary for the OC Weekly about the Diocese of Orange and, in particular, one of its former rising stars, Bishop Jaime Soto (who now heads the diocese of Sacramento). Gustavo couldn’t be more correct in his analysis.
Soto is one of the Catholic Church’s prelates to watch because he’s [...]

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I suspect like a lot of Americans, I’m angry with the two choices for president of the United States. No one can argue that Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, has a wealth of experience to draw from — and that’s unnerving for someone who could be our Commander in Chief. And then GOP [...]

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Gary Smith of Sports Illustrated is the best writer in journalism today. He doesn’t really cover sports; he covers human beings and their complicated, conflicted lives and relationships. He’s won four National Magazine Awards, a magazine writer’s Pulitzer. You can read an interview with him here. There’s also a great audio that where he talks [...]

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Let’s take a break from serious religious matters and talk about my new favorite website: www.yearbookyourself.com. Basically, it shows how you’d look in high school from 1950 to 2000. Here’s some of my photos.

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Dueling church signs on an important theological subject.

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I sat in the second pew Friday on the right-hand side of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington D.C., the vary spot where President Abraham Lincoln took his seat when he went to Sunday services.
I easily imagined Lincoln walking into this church, towering over the rest of the parishioners as the congregation chatted [...]

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Two representatives from Barack Obama’s presidential campaign stopped by the Religion Newswriters Assn. conference to talk about how the candidate is reaching out to people of faith.
One piece of news: Beginning next week, Barack Obama’s Faith, Family and Values Tour will kick off next week. It will be a series of town hall meetings in [...]

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Christian writer and liberal Anne Lamott writes a column for Salon that practically grips with hatred. One highlight:
[S]he is absolutely, hands-down the most ludicrous person ever to be nominated. She’s a “South Park” character. There was a mix-up. Mistakes were made.

Everything you need to know about how to bear up during these two months is [...]

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Professor John C. Greer of the University of Akron is unveiling his fifth national survey of religion and politics. His study compares results of a 2004 survey during the presidential election to 2008. Highlights include:

Evangelical protestants support Sen. John McCain for president at about the same levels as they supported President George Bush in 2004. [...]

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