[ORDER SOLUTION] Contemporary Article
Students must find one article from a reputable news source pertaining to religion (can be about religion in general or about a specific religious community or tradition) and a contemporary issue related to their college major/minor or career goals. Articles must come from a reputable news source (not a blog, academic journal article, opinion piece, or a religiously affiliated website) and published within the last five years. Try using The New York Times, The Washington Post, or The Atlantic as beginning sites. The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate that religion in America reaches beyond religious institutions and into the public world. Please include a working hyperlink to the article. Once an article is posted, the student should briefly summarize the article (3-4 sentences) and then how the article pertains to their major/minor/career goals (3-4 sentences). Students should not take a side on the issue but present the facts as objectively as possible. The article is worth 25 points. As an example: “Americans Are Becoming Less Religious,” US News https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2017-04-11/americans-are-becoming-less-religious (Links to an external site.) – This article examines the new data indicating that Americans’ religious affiliations and practices are in decline. The purpose of these articles are to: Demonstrate that religion intersects with all majors/minors in the contemporary world. I guarantee this is possible. Introduce students to elements of each religious tradition outside of specific institutions (temples, churches, mosques, etc.) Illuminate the fact that religion is complicated in the modern world. With each article submission, students should: Include a link to the article. Find an article from an objective journalistic source not attached to the religion. The New York Times, The Washington Post are great places to begin your search. Blogs, academic journals, and educational sites are not proper material for this assignment. Include a well-developed paragraph (Please use 3-4 sentences to summarize the article and 3-4 sentences) to make the connections with your major and/or minor. Major/Minor must be stated in every article submission. Full credit will be given if the article submission meets all the requirements. Deductions will be given if student fails to include any part of the submission.
