Sources of faith stories in the news

There's a lot of religious faith in the news if only you know where to look on the web. This page contains links to sites that will take you to stories of faith in the news.

On some sites you have to type a keyword like FAITH or RELIGION in a search box - but on many the selection is already done for you. On all the sites listed here you can post your own comment on a story. 'Ekklesia News Brief' is the only site listed that doesn't invite reader comment. Some sites require you to register and log-in before you can post a comment but registration doesn't cost anything and involves nothing more than setting up a user name and password.

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News and Blog sites



Libby Purvis' blog hosted by Times Online  — This blog is on focussed on faith and religion and maintained by the journalist and BBC broadcaster.


Ruth Gledhill's blog hosted by Times Online — Ruth Gledhill is The Times Religion Correspondent. In this blog she offers her views on the issues of the day.


Times Online faith stories — This is a Times Online page specifically dedicated to religious faith in the news.


Washingon Post — This US magazine allwos you to post comments on stories about religion in the news.


Times Online —  Enter a keyword like RELIGION or FAITH in the search box at the top of the page. You get a good listing of stories and you can comment on most of the stories by scrolling to the bottom of the page and entering your comment in a special box. If the box is not visible, click on the link "HAVE YOUR SAY" to make it appear. Take note of the date of the story. You may not get many readers if you comment on a story that is a couple of months old. Invitations to comment on a story are eventually closed down after several months anyway.


Telegraph — Enter RELIGION in the SEARCH box and select NEWS. Then select NEWEST FIRST. Stories will be listed with the latest at the top. Some good stories but no opportunity post your own comments.


Times Blogs — The blogs are listed by writer's name and can't be searched for a topic like "RELIGION" but it is easy to browse through the blogs for a story of interest.


Telegraph Blogs — You can search for RELIGION and post comments on these blogs. All the blogs are written by Telegraph journalists so the quality is high (which is more than you can say for most blogs!)


Guardian Unlimited —  You can only comment on selected stories (there is a POST YOUR COMMENT button at the end of the piece) and some invite you to email the journalist.


Comment is Free — This is the Guardian's own blog site. It contains a search facility so that you can select all RELIGION or FAITH entries - which are generally of a high quality. You have to register and login in order to post a comment but it will cost you nothing. Note that the opportunity to comment on a blog article is closed after three days - so get your comment in early!


FaithInSociety Blog —  Simon Barrow's blog. Simon is the editor of Ekklesia.


Theos Public Theology Think Tank —  There's a very good media monitoring section with links to other sites containing news stories. The "Current Debate", a section focussing on a specific issue, invites you to post comments.


Ekklesia News Brief — Ekklesia is an independent, not-for-profit think-tank which examines the role of religion in public life and advocates transformative theological ideas and solutions. A good source of articles on faith a religion but no opportunity to comment on articles.

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