Lauren Marcoe, "Ethicist Shaun Casey to oversee engagement for State Department," Washington Post
Renee K. Gadoua, "NY state pastor among Methodists defying church law," Religion News Service
"Exclusive: Vanna White son under the spell of religious cult," National Enquirer
Hamilton Morris, "The Magic Jews: From Manischewitz to mescaline," Vice
Jed Lepinski, "A visit from the devil: Feared traditional priest from Ghana spends a year in the Bronx," New York Times
Joseph Bottum, "The things we share: A Catholic's case for same-sex marriage," Commonweal
Elisabetta Povoledo and Dan Bilefsky, "The Pope gets on line, and everyone is talking," New York Times
Laurie Goodstein, "Zoroastrians keep the faith, and keep dwindling," New York Times
Simran Jeet Singh, "Hate hits home: When my friend became a target," Huffington Post
Peggy Fletcher Stack, "Mormons join Hawaii's gay-marriage fight, but with a new approach," Salt Lake Tribune
Jodi Rudoren, "Jews challenge rules to claim heart of Jerusalem," New York Times
William McGurn, "The Prez v. the Pope," New York Post
Phil Plait, "Creationists once again threaten to make a mockery of Texas science education," Slate
Samuel G. Freedman, "A church that embraces all religions, and rejects 'us' versus 'them'," New York Times [source of photo above]
"Brazilian believers of hidden religion step out of the shadows," NPR
Each student had five minutes to present her work, so we didn't get very far into any of them - but enough, at least, to start a discussion I didn't expect, or think we'd need. What is a newspaper? What is a news article? How does a news article differ from an opinion piece or entertainment? What makes a reliable source? Why might it matter?
