Article December 26, 2011 ISSUE

The Christian Science Monitor – and living for all mankind

By John Yemma

When it was founded in 1908, The Christian Science Monitor was something never before attempted: a church-sponsored newspaper that reported real, impartial news. In the 103 years it has been at work, the Monitor has been widely praised for its integrity and has received journalism’s highest honors.

Why would a church publish a newspaper that doesn’t proselytize or emphasize denominational news? And why would the public accept a newspaper published by a church—and proudly flying the name of that church—as being journalistically sound?