Scriptures in the News
2004
“Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Displaying Ten Commandments”
By: David Stout
2005
“Basking in the Glow of Literary Lights”
By: Felicia R. Lee
“In Selection of New Pope, Third World Loses Out”
By: Larry Rohter
“Third World is a New Factor in Pope’s Succession”
By: Lydia Polgreen and Larry Rohter
2006
"9/11 Leaves Its Mark on History Classes"
By: Janny Scott
“ABC Stands By Its 9/11 Story –Almost: After minor edits in response to Democratic critics, the miniseries will air as scheduled. It's already set off a bitter election-year dispute.”
By: Scott Collins and Tina Daunt
“After the Academic Bill of Rights”
By: David Horowitz
"Church Teacher Fired for Being Female"
By: Dan Harris
"Jewish symbolic wall raises environmental concerns along Southern California beach"
“Iran Arrests Outspoken Cleric Who Opposes Religious Rule”
By: Nazila Fathi
"Lady Liberty Trades In Some Trappings"
By: Shaila Dewan
Letter to the editor regarding "Herbert Aptheker: the Contradictions of History"
"Looking for Islam’s Luthers"
By: Nicholas D. Kristof
"Memorizing the Way to Heaven, Verse by Verse"
By: Michael Luo
"Muslim boys urinated on Bible"
By: Cameron Stewart
“Suspended in Time”
By: Louis P. Masur
"The Devoted Student"
By: Mark C. Taylor
“The Risks of Multiracial Identification”
By: Naomi Schaefer Riley
“The Role of Brain Research in National Defense”
By: Jonathan D. Moreno
“The Trouble With Tolerance”
By: Stanley Fish
“What’s Wrong With the Society of Biblical Literature?”
By: Jacques Berlinerblau
2007
“America’s Guardian Myths”
By: Susan Faludi
“Arab nationalism’s last gasp”
By: Robert D. Kaplan
“Beethoven and a Barcalounger”
By: Miles Hoffman
“Changing China: good try, but no sale”
By: Gregory Rodriguez
"Episcopal Diocese Votes to Secede"
By: Neela Banerjee
“Group cleared over Iran murders”
By: Frances Harrison
“Oh, now the right wants to talk nice”
By: Jonathan Chait
“Phallus 101”
By: Charlotte Allen
“Plenty of prescriptions but no cures”
By: Swati Pandey
“Romney’s religious rights”
By: Tim Rutten
“Roots of Anger: Longtime prejudices, not economic rivalry, fuel Latino-black tensions.”
By: Tanya K. Hernandez
“New 'Irish' Priests are Vietnamese: Products of the refugee influx and a homeland culture that exalts the vocation, they boost the Catholic Church's dwindling clerical ranks and lend it a unique fervor.”
By: David Haldene and Mai Tran
“Was it virtue or betrayal?: A Gnostic scholar's secret involvement in a National Geographic project on Judas strains his relationship with his old friend and mentor.”
By: Louis Sahagun
2008
"Creationist Diorama-Rama"
"Evangelist accuses Obama of 'distorting' Bible"
By: Alexander Mooney
"The Bible as Graphic Novel, With a Samurai Stranger Called Christ"
By: Neela Banerjee
“Woman is targeted by hate e-mails: Michelle Raheja is dismayed by backlash after she objected to Claremont schools' holiday tradition.”
By: Seema Mehta
2009
“And He Shall Be Judged”
By: Robert Draper
“The Obama Haters’ Silent Enablers”
By: Frank Rich
2010
"Muslim Group to Sue Okla. Over Shariah Law Amendment”
By: David Knowles
2011
“Dangerous White Stereotypes”
By: Patricia A. Turner
“Imagining the Downside of Immortality”
By: Stephen Cave
2012
"After Obama’s Decision on Marriage, a Call to Pastors"
By: Peter Baker and Rachel L. Swarns
“Atheists ‘Slaves Obey your Masters’ Billboard Raises Tempers in Pennsylvania”
By: Diana Fishlock
"Black churches discuss same-sex marriage"
CNN Weekend Shows
“Deconstructing Academe: The birth of critical university studies”
By: Jeffrey Williams
"Gunman Kills 15 Christians In Nigeria, Attack By Islamist Group Boko Haram, Witness Says"
By: Bala Adamu
“Life, Liberty and the Fact of Slavery”
By: Edward Rothstein
"Meg Hitchcock Dissects Religious Texts To Create Spiritual Tapestries"
"North Carolina Pastor Sean Harris: Parents Should 'Punch' Their Gay-Acting Children"
“One Nation Under God”
"Praying For God To Hurt Someone Is Not Illegal, Judge Rules"
By: David Gibson
“Santorum Questions Education System; Criticizes Obama”
By: Richard A. Oppel Jr.
“The Big Reveal: Why does the Bible end that way?”
By: Adam Gopnik
“The Reason Obama’s Faith Is Questioned”
By: Steven Gray
"Unions That Divide: Churches Split Over Gay Marriage"
By: Laurie Goodstein
"Will Mormons' racial history be a problem for Mitt Romney?"
By: Daniel Burke