Signing off
I guess it’s obvious from my lack of posts so far this year that I am no longer blogging religiously.
But I wanted to officially sign off and say thanks for reading. I wrote 2,383 posts over several years and enjoyed doing it.
I’m too busy covering education these days to give this blog anywhere near the attention it deserves. Plus, I’ve been off the religion beat long enough that I no longer have the insight or sources to offer a “New York point of view” on religion news.
I know some people found this blog from my “Faithbeat” Twitter account. I set up that account while I was still covering religion full-time (and when I was writing a weekly column called “FaithBeat.”) I linked the Twitter account to my blog—but also intended to Tweet religion news. But then I lost the religion beat and the Twitter thing never got going.
Again, thanks for reading. I hope to cover religion again, in some form, in the future. For now, I’m focused on test scores, teacher evaluations, school budgets and the strange mix of acronyms that drive education news.
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So long, Gary. Thanks for all your great work on the beat over the years.
Your readers have been missing you, I’m sure. Thanks for such good work. I hope you will be back at the religion beat, here or elsewhere.
Your devotion was important and appreciated. As I was saddened by your paper’s original decision to down-play religion (also spirituality) as worthy of necessary focus, I know these commentaries will be missed. Hopefully, this decision will be only a temporary one !
Gary,
Thanks for all the great news and information about religion here and in the Journal News while you were on the beat. We’ll miss your informed take on religious news. Hope you are able to pick up the religion coverage at some time in the (not distant) future.
Thank you, Gary, for your considered, insightful, thoughtful coverage of the expansive world of religion and belief. Your presence on the beat raised JN credibility in so many ways and your transfer has already created a palpable void. I am optimistic that the bean counters will realize faith’s importance to (so many of) their readers – and figure out a way to make it economically feasible to return you to where we think you belong!
Who are these science fiction fans, believing 2000 year old fables? And why should science fiction vendors be spared the paying of taxes? This silliness was invented by the rich, to keep the poor in their places…..back in the dark ages.