1. Church of the New York Times?

    From GetReligion, The Church of the New York Times:

    There are two kinds of people in the U.S. zip codes that really matter. There are people get up on Sunday morning and head off to church. Then there are people who arise and settle down to consume a different sacrament — a cup of coffee (or two) and the Sunday New York Times. Yes, there are people who do both. But, even then, which sacred rite comes first? Which rite defines and informs the other?

    Is religious certainty a sin? Where’s the dialog and crossover between the “Sunday activities” of church and informed news reading? Here’s Kenneth L Woodward’s article in Commonweal that started the discussion.