One does not have to read GetReligion for long to realize that the scribes at this particular weblog are not very fond of news reports that use:
* Vague labels instead of detailed information.
* Political labels to describe people who are taking part in debates that are essentially about matters of doctrine.
* Vague political labels, in particular, to describe complex leaders in ancient traditions, ranging from Catholicism to Orthodox Judaism, from Eastern Orthodox Christianity to Buddhism (I am thinking about the Dalai Lama as I type that).
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