The "Mosque Exclusion Zone"
I'm wondering about the distance between Bloomberg and Lady Liberty… as compared to, say, the distance between the Cordoba House and Ground Zero.
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Nina Berman: Big Jesus Remembered
“I think it’s a sign of the end of the world,” said Paul Wright, 21, of Oxford. “If lightning is going to strike God, then there’s no hope.” –from “Rebuilt Jesus statue will be fireproof, pastor says.” (Dayton Daily News) The end of the world? How about, a symbolic...
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Carmine Galasso: Clerical Abuse Revisited
With the Vatican sexual abuse scandal prominently in the news, we revisit Carmine Galasso's fine images of clerical abuse documented in his book, Crosses. Besides discussing the back story behind particular portraits, we were also interested in an update on some of the people he profiled.
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Vatican Wash
The Pope gives a layman a good foot washing. The Vatican should only be so thorough in coming clean on sexual abuse.
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More Easter: Brotherhood Procession
Do photo editors have a special attraction to Easter processions in Spain because the penitents look a lot like the American KKK?
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Your Turn: Philippine Woman Nailed to the Cross
This photo of a Philippine woman nailed to a cross suggests many different interpretations.
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Pope in the Bushes
With Palm Sunday approaching, visual media will not let the Pope escape the sexual abuse scandal.
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Enjoy a Little Violence Toward Women With Your Super Bowl
And then, why the violence toward women in general, using attacks by football players to make the violence seem like an extension of the game? (This screen shot show Betty White taking it in the name of a candy bar.)
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On Certain Preachers Raising Hell
Though Pat Robertson says the Haitians have sworn a pact with the Devil, Christ abides.
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Minaret Missiles
How much did Switzerland's terrifying anti-Islamic anti-minaret poster help the minaret ban succeed?
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Our Soldiers of Islam
It's not often I say this, but this photo by Dallas Morning News photographer Sonya N. Hebert offers a powerful, important and very timely contribution following Maj. Nidal Hasan's Ft. Hood killing spree.
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(Holy) Spirit of the Value Voters
If you have a chance, check out photojournalist Jim Lo Scalzo's slide show of last weekend's Value Voters Summit in D.C.
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The Obama Psyche: Big Tent (Vs. Harry’s Tent)
Do you think Obama is all that interested in reaching out to the LDS or, is this just politics as usual, given that Harry Reid is a devout follower, and the highest politically-elected Mormon in the U.S. government?
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Pregnant Moment At Notre Dame
Besides the white roses and those well broadcast pro-life mortarboards with the cross-separated infant feet (intended to signify an aborted fetus, I've repeatedly read) was the scene -- front-and-center at the so-called "alternative commencement ceremony" -- of the honest-to-God, tummy-tending, out-to-here Notre Dame pregnant student.
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Holiday At The BAG (Or: Eat, Drink And Be Mary?)
I was wondering if you heard about two new illustrated bibles described by NPR as catering to a "more hip and secular" audience?
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Suddenly, "America’s Preacher" Surrounded By Rays And Stars
As part of the transition into the Obama era, Pastor Rick Warren has suddenly elevated into the role of "America's Preacher."
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The Larger Picture Of The Father's Day Speech
There is no other way to read this than Obama taking to the pulpit.
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