Nightline: Faith-based Movies Rise Above Hollywood Heavyweights
June 8th, 2009 1:42 PM
What was the highest-grossing independent film of 2008?"Milk?" "Slumdog Millionaire?" Woody Allen's "Vicky Christina Barcelona?"How about a Christian-themed movie called "Fireproof?"If you're surprised, the idea that ABC's "Nightline" would not only point this out, but also do a segment on Friday evening dealing with the rise in faith-based films from what they referred to as "Godlywood" might be…
CBS Offers Fawning Profile of Left-Wing Activist Norman Lear
June 8th, 2009 12:58 PM
On Sunday, CBS’s Bill Whitaker praised the liberal activism of former TV producer Norman Lear: "But in 1980, the king turned his back on his TV empire. He grew alarmed as evangelical Christian preachers grew more visibly and vocally involved in politics with views and tactics he found divisive. He responded the way he knew best, on TV."Whitaker, reporting for CBS Sunday Morning, went on to…
FNC's Hannity Suggests Obama Cite America's Sacrifices for Muslims
June 4th, 2009 3:02 PM
On Tuesday's Hannity show on FNC, while interviewing author Brigitte Gabriel, host Sean Hannity suggested that, rather than make apologies for America in the Muslim world, that President Obama should point out that Muslims have benefited from America's assistance in various countries, and Gabriel pointed out that the United States sided with Muslims against Christians in the former Yugoslavia.…
Behar: Baptism = Waterboarding
June 3rd, 2009 2:39 PM
An ancient Christian religious ritual is apparently comparable to a controversial interrogation technique, according to Joy Behar of ABC’s “The View.” On June 3, the hosts of “The View” were discussing the new reality show, “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here,” where pampered “celebrities” are placed in a jungle in Costa Rica. “Hills” reality television star Spencer Pratt was baptized on the show…
A Matchbox-Sized Argument for Gay Marriage
May 29th, 2009 2:33 PM
Singer Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 is a passionate supporter of gay marriage – so passionate that he recently wrote a piece in support of same-sex marriage that was not only wrong-headed, but factually inaccurate, and a clear illustration of why celebrities should shut up and sing. Featured in the “Huffington Post” on May 27, “The Big Gay Chip on My Shoulder” was written as a response after a…
CBS’s Rodriguez: Catholic Church Too ‘Stringent,’ Should Be ‘M
May 29th, 2009 12:15 PM
While reporting on disgraced priest Alberto Cutie leaving the Catholic Church in the wake of a sex scandal, on Friday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez asked CBS News analyst Father Thomas Williams about the Church’s celibacy rule: "It seems to me that the Catholic Church, at least in south Florida, is not necessarily being introspective and considering whether Father Cutie and others…
CNN’s Larry King Sides With Same-Sex 'Marriage' Advocates
May 27th, 2009 7:08 PM
CNN host Larry King used many of the arguments that advocates of same-sex “marriage” use during his “Larry King Live” program on Tuesday. Hours after the California Supreme Court upheld the voter-approved Proposition 8 which protects traditional marriage, King used the oft-used comparison between the ban on same sex “marriage” and the ban on interracial marriage in the South, and brought up how…
CBS, NBC Use 'Woman's Right to Choose' Euphemism
May 27th, 2009 3:50 PM
During a news brief on the Saturday, May 23, The Early Show, CBS’s Priya David used that famous euphemism of liberals, “woman’s right to choose,” to refer to the legal right to an abortion, as the show gave attention to Liberty University’s recent decision to withdraw recognition of the school’s club for young Democrats. She also incorrectly exaggerated Liberty's action by claiming that the…
Joy Behar Made Pro-Catholic Remarks … Almost
May 26th, 2009 4:58 PM
Joy Behar, a co-host of ABC’s “The View,” has been known to make anti-Catholic remarks. On the May 26 edition, Behar said something positive about Catholics, before adding in her usual quip. During the "Hot Topics" segment, the hosts were discussing women and their level of happiness now that they have more opportunities available to them. On the topic of social movements, Behar stated,
Maher Assaults God of the Old Testament, Meacham Merely Jokes He Was
May 26th, 2009 7:36 AM
On Friday night’s Real Life with Bill Maher on HBO, the host typically assaulted the Bible and the God of the Old Testament. He said of the Bible and the Koran "These are two books that are filled with hatred and wickedness and all kinds of immorality. I mean, I can’t think of a character who is less reliable as a role model than the God of the Old Testament." Newsweek editor Jon Meacham could…
Media Singles Out Catholic Church, Goes Wild Over Report of Decades-Ol
May 21st, 2009 10:20 PM
Since when is the media so interested in keeping America abreast of the latest news coming out of Ireland? A commission in Ireland just released a report detailing awful abuse of children who attended Catholic schools "from the 1930's to the 1990's, when the last of the institutions closed." And what's ensued is practically an all-out media frenzy. The AP, Reuters, the New York Times, the LA…
