N.Y. Times Laments Media Mistreatment of Voodoo, Including 'Voodoo Eco

February 22nd, 2010 5:46 PM
The New York Times is pro-voodoo, or perhaps they are just an informal Voodoo Anti-Defamation League. On Saturday, religion writer Samuel G. Freedman wrote a story headlined "Voodoo, a Source of Comfort in Haiti, Remains Misunderstood." For political junkies, this passage was the most indulgent: In American political rhetoric, "voodoo" functions as a synonym for "fraudulent," going back to George…