Two Post Takes On Proselytizing In Schools: Global Warming Good, Jesus
April 16th, 2007 10:54 PM
The Washington Post produced two very different takes on Monday in stories about motivating school children to pay attention to threats looming in their future. First, there was an urgent front-page story about the need to educate children about the cataclysmic vision of a world destroyed by global warming – "the atomic bomb of today" – with absolutely no one skeptical of the almost religious…
Bill Maher's 'View': Church Going Old Ladies 'Enablers' to Religious V
April 16th, 2007 1:58 PM
Bill Maher, host of HBO’s "Real Time," appeared on the April 16 edition of "The View" to voice his opposition to all religion. Maher asserted that "pretty much all religion" is bad and all religion is "childish destructive nonsense." Co-host, Joy Behar inquired "What about people who just like to go to church, you know, the old ladies in my neighborhood who used to go and light a candle?" Maher…
WashPost Publicizes Gay Bus Crusade Against 'Oppressive' Conservative
April 13th, 2007 5:02 PM
The Washington Post Style section on Friday featured a front-page story on the gay-left group Soulforce and their so-called "Equality Ride" to conservative Christian colleges trying to stir up fights and publicity. Hanna Rosin's story was headlined "Young, Gay Christians On A Bumpy Bus Ride."
Departed 'B.C.' Cartoonist Johnny Hart Gets Little Love from Post Humo
April 9th, 2007 5:07 PM
Newsbusters senior editor Tim Graham wrote earlier today about how the Washington Post chose to focus on religious controversies in its obituary of cartoonist Johnny Hart.Not to be outdone, Post magazine humor columnist Gene Weingarten found room to slam Hart's Christian faith in his online chat today. A reader/chat participant did seem to egg him into it, but all the same it's rather tasteless…
CMI: Christianity Pummeled by the Easter 'Hit' Parade
April 8th, 2007 2:56 PM
Brian Fitzpatrick of the MRC's Culture and Media Institute has compiled a handy road map showing Americans all the sights where the media have unloaded truckloads of doubt about Christianity during the weeks leading up to Easter. It's called "The Easter 'Hit' Parade." For example:A History Channel program scheduled for Easter Sunday will question whether the Bible is God’s complete revelation to…
Bozell Column: Easter Striptease and Chocolate Jesus
April 7th, 2007 7:36 AM
For all Christians, Easter is an outbreak of joy, a celebration of the resurrection of the risen Lord, marking the full promise of a savior unfolding like a spring flower. For ABC, it’s just another night to sell sex. During a Monday night broadcast of “Dancing with the Stars,” ABC promoted its Easter Sunday lineup, starting with an inspirational episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” So…
Israeli News Organization Reports ‘Anti-Semitic Graphic Content’ a
April 6th, 2007 1:57 PM
Arutz Sheva, an Internet based news outlet in Israel, reported on Friday the existence of anti-Semitic content at the liberal website Daily Kos (h/t Little Green Footballs, emphasis added throughout):The Daily Kos blog, one of the most popular American political websites, is featuring anti-Semitic graphic content since Thursday. The Daily Kos reportedly receives 600,000 visits a day, and between…
