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Laurie Goodstein

• May 20 -- The Denial of Communion "Tactic"
Laurie Goodstein's story on the threat by some Catholic bishops to deny communion to pro-abortion politicians reduces the theological issue to the level of cynical politics: "The tactic of denying the sacrament has been urged for years by anti-abortion groups…"

• May 10 -- More Conservative Conservatives
Religion reporter Laurie Goodstein provides an amusing example of the Times' obsession with "conservatives," using the term seven times within the first 220 words of a story.

• February 26 -- Not Mad About Mel
Laurie Goodstein relays some thumbs-down reviews from an interfaith panel who watched "The Passion." "They said the movie…deviated in bizarre ways from the Gospel accounts, fell flat emotionally and was numbingly violent."

• January 30 -- Moving Gay Marriage Into the Mainstream
A front-page story by Laurie Goodstein, "Gay Couples Seek Unions in God's Eyes," is the latest example of the Times mainstreaming the idea of gay marriage, insisting gay couples are "monogamous homebodies."