Connecting Faith 1-18-2019 Real fake news, Darlene Zschech and The Golden Thread, Tricia Scribner on women in apologetics
January 19, 2019
In this installment of Connecting Faith Carmen gets personal with international worship leader, singer and songwriter, Darlene Zschech. Conversations about Darlene’s book, The Golden Thread, open up opportunities to talk about family, faith, and the stuff of real life like unexpected moves, cancer and how to live in the moment-by-moment presence of the living God […]
Fake news: An outward symptom of a much deeper systemic problem
February 9, 2017
Fake news became part of our lexicon during the 2016 election cycle. Now, it’s popping up in all sorts of places as people apply it to any information with which they disagree or simply don’t like. The problem is, fake news isn’t always fake and it certainly isn’t always news. It is only an outward […]
The Reconnect 12-9-16 | Be wise about fake news with Wash Post’s Sarah Pulliam Bailey
December 12, 2016
Americans’ trust and confidence in the mass media “to report the news fully, accurately and fairly” has dropped to its lowest level in Gallup polling history, with 32% saying they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media. This is down eight percentage points from just last year. Christians should be […]
The Reconnect 12-2-16 | Fake news and the future of journalism with Billy Hallowell | Good news Friday
December 2, 2016
We continue our fake news series with another veteran reporter and editor. What does fake news mean for journalism? How can reporters protect their own stories from bias? How do we pick up on bias within a story? Billy Hallowell joins us. Then, we take a minute to celebrate some “good news stories,” we may […]
The Reconnect 11-18-16 | How to spot fake news with Bob Smietana | News of the week
November 18, 2016
We begin our series “Be wise about fake news sites” today with veteran reporter Bob Smietana. Today we survey the issue by asking the question: what is fake news and how do we spot it? Then, we talk about why it is so important for Christians to be truth-sharers and be vigilant about what we […]
How to be wise about fake news
November 17, 2016
A popular meme quotes Abraham Lincoln as saying, “Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.” The adage is nothing new, but bears repeating as so many are failing to heed it. Fake news sites are working overtime to lure visitors with “click-bait” headlines and have harnessed a new, powerful means of distribution: social media. […]
The Reconnect 11-15-16 | Fake news, protests, safe spaces | Confident pluralism with John Inazu
November 15, 2016
We survey the news of the day: fake news sites exploded during the election and companies like Google and Facebook grapple with how to handle them. Students at the University of Virginia ask university not to quote its founder, Thomas Jefferson. Then, we talk with John Inazu about what pluralism means, and how we can participate well […]
Must Read Monday: Supreme Court, Iraqi Christians, beware of fake news, more
October 31, 2016
Supreme Court will rule on transgender rights– USATODAY The Supreme Court will “consider a Virginia school district’s challenge to Obama administration guidelines requiring schools allow transgender students to use restrooms matching their chosen gender, rather than birth gender.” We should remember several things: the Supreme Court decides which cases to take, and which ones to […]
The Reconnect 5-15-17 | Weekend news | Makoto Fujimura on culture care
May 15, 2017
We run down some stories from the weekend: In case you thought the claims of a rise in white nationalism were just fake news, we have some evidence from the weekend that in fact, we continue to have a very real and very deep problem of racism in this country. President Trump spoke at Liberty University’s […]
The Reconnect 2-10-17 | Wrap news of the week | Navigating changes in church leadership
February 12, 2017
In our first half, we run down the news of the week. The Ninth Court of Appeals refused to reinstate President Trump’s executive order blocking citizens from seven countries from entering the US. Americans are more likely to believe the President is telling the truth and the media, according to a Gallup poll. Then, we talk […]
