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I was reminded in reporting this piece that religious rhetoric among lawmakers is ubiquitous.
Both GOPers & Dems—the latter embracing spiritual boldness of late—invoke the divine *constantly.*
It only sometimes shows up in news reports, but it is daily. https://religionnews.com/2021/02/15/democrats-ramp-up-religious-references-during-impeachment-trial/
Both GOPers & Dems—the latter embracing spiritual boldness of late—invoke the divine *constantly.*
It only sometimes shows up in news reports, but it is daily. https://religionnews.com/2021/02/15/democrats-ramp-up-religious-references-during-impeachment-trial/
Like, lawmakers of all faiths will make offhanded references to scripture or a theological idea, and while that *sometimes* ends up in print, it's often cut out.
There's lotsa of reasons for that, but among them: such references can be easy to miss if you don't, well, know them.
There's lotsa of reasons for that, but among them: such references can be easy to miss if you don't, well, know them.
More to the point: A reporter might catch a reference that reflects their *own* religious tradition, but Congress is a (sorta-kinda) religiously diverse place.
I.e., a, say, evangelical reporter may not even get a mainline Christian reference, much less a Muslim one.
I.e., a, say, evangelical reporter may not even get a mainline Christian reference, much less a Muslim one.
Anyway: Hire religion reporters.
