Misleading religion headlines

As often noted on The Revealer and GetReligion, two blogs that monitor the way journalists cover religion, many reporters don't understand religion. They miss nuances, overgeneralize beliefs and values (example: evangelicals) and, quite regularly, play up seemingly odd associations faith groups make with secular organizations (see: Bong hits make strange bedfellows?).

This also often is the case when editors quickly search for a pithy headline for religious news. Take this example from today's LA Times: Mulling an unusual alliance.

The second paragraph, however, makes it clear this alliance isn't unusual at all:

The exchange Tuesday night underlined a national trend of secular environmental groups networking with faith-based coalitions with the same goals.

The only thing odd is that this environmental group had previously sworn off working with religious groups.