Media Matters - Religion

Media Matters - Religion http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/religion This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Religion en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America Fox's Gretchen Carlson: "I'm all for free speech and free rights, just not on December 25th" http://mediamatters.org/items/200812110004 On Fox & Friends, following co-host Steve Doocy's remark that "we've got to be tolerant of people who celebrate holidays in December, like Ramadan. ... [Y]ou've got to be tolerant of all people," co-host Gretchen Carlson declared: "I am tolerant. I'm all for free speech and free rights, just not on December 25th." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812110004 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:38:53 EST Politico still focused on Obama's -- but not Bush's -- church attendance http://mediamatters.org/items/200812070002 Politico's Ben Smith contrasted President-elect Barack Obama and President George W. Bush's church attendance in the weeks after their elections, but Smith failed to note numerous reports of Bush's infrequent church attendance over the past eight years, as well as Bush's reported lack of membership in a Washington, D.C., congregation. Smith cited another Politico article that also ignored reports about Bush's church attendance. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812070002 Sun, 7 Dec 2008 17:04:08 EST Quinn defended suggestion that military response to India attacks is warranted regardless of whether "a lot of peaceful Muslims" are harmed or killed http://mediamatters.org/items/200812030011 Responding to a Media Matters item, radio host Jim Quinn defended his suggestion that a military response to the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, is warranted regardless of whether "a lot of peaceful Muslims" are harmed or killed. Quinn responded, in part: "[I]f I'm in a room with a thousand people, and 999 of them love me, but one has a gun and wants to kill me, how relevant are the 999? They have no relevance whatever. I'm sorry, but peaceful Muslims will only be relevant insofar as they rise up against those who are not peaceful." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812030011 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 14:17:02 EST In response to Mumbai terrorism, Quinn suggested attacks regardless of whether "a lot of peaceful Muslims" are hit http://mediamatters.org/items/200812010013 On The War Room, Jim Quinn said: "We either wipe this scourge from the face of the Earth -- 'Well, you just can't say that, because there's a lot of peaceful Muslims out there.' Well, there was a lot of Germans that weren't Nazis either, but we still bombed Dresden. We either wipe this scourge from the face of the Earth, or we will be doomed to live under it." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812010013 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 17:13:00 EST Politico article on Obama's recent church attendance ignored Bush's sporadic attendance as president http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240019 In an article headlined "Obama skips church, heads to gym," Politico reported, "On the three Sundays since his election, Obama has instead used his free time to get in workouts at a Chicago gym," and also asserted, "Both President-elect George W. Bush and President-elect Bill Clinton managed to attend church in the weeks after they were elected." However, Politico ignored numerous reports that Bush attended church infrequently over the past eight years and did not belong to a Washington congregation. Politico's report was echoed by other media, including Fox News and the syndicated radio show The War Room with Quinn & Rose. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240019 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:17:07 EST NBC's Todd falsely claimed 9th Circuit "wants to get rid of the Pledge" of Allegiance http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020029 On Hardball, Chuck Todd falsely claimed that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit "wants to get rid of the Pledge" of Allegiance. In fact, in Newdow v. U.S. Congress, a 9th Circuit panel did not decide that the entire Pledge of Allegiance was unconstitutional, but rather "h[e]ld that ... the 1954 Act adding the words 'under God' to the Pledge ... violate[s] the Establishment Clause" of the First Amendment. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020029 Thu, 2 Oct 2008 22:39:52 EST Minneapolis radio host Baker repeatedly called Obama "Nicolae Carpathia," the Antichrist character in the Left Behind series http://mediamatters.org/items/200809240011 Radio host Chris Baker repeatedly referred to Sen. Barack Obama as "Nicolae Carpathia," the Antichrist character in the Left Behind book series, including one instance in which he stated: "I'm getting really sick of being told that if I disagree with Barack Obammy, the Nicolae Carpathia candidate, that I'm a racist." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809240011 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:28:53 EST Savage on Muslim immigrants: 15th-century "throwbacks, some of whom are no doubt terrorists, and some of whom are gonna produce children who will become terrorists" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180003 On The Savage Nation, discussing a caller's statement that "Muslim fundamentalists" are "walk[ing] around Northern Virginia as if they own the place," Michael Savage asked, "Why would a nation that is as evolved as America, and as liberal as America is socially, want to bring in throwbacks who are living in the 15th century?" He also asked: "What is the societal benefit of bringing in throwbacks, some of whom are no doubt terrorists, and some of whom are gonna produce children who will become terrorists?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180003 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:59:28 EST Quinn called NOW the "National Organization for Whores," said columnist Fatimah Ali should "get an American name" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809040008 On his syndicated radio show, Jim Quinn referred to the National Organization for Women as "the National Organization for Whores," and said of Philadelphia Daily News columnist Fatimah Ali: "[Y]ou know, Fatimah, what's your real name? Come on, seriously. I mean, get an American name, will you, if you want to be an American." He then asked: "You don't suppose she's a liberal black Muslim, do you?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809040008 Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:12:51 EST LA Times asserted Obama "probably can't erase the God gap," but ignored findings that he leads among Catholics and black Protestants http://mediamatters.org/items/200808190008 The Los Angeles Times asserted that Sen. Barack Obama "probably can't erase the God gap," but cited as evidence Pew poll results for white voters. In fact, the same Pew poll found that Obama leads McCain 88 percent to 6 percent among "Black Protestant[s]." Moreover, Barabak asserted that Obama "trail[ed] McCain among ... non-Hispanic Catholics," but Barabak did not note that Obama leads McCain among all Catholic voters, 47 percent to 42 percent. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808190008 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:59:23 EST Liasson finds "irony" in "a liberal Democrat showcasing his faith" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808110182 On NPR's Morning Edition, Mara Liasson asserted there was "irony" in "a liberal Democrat showcasing his faith." Liasson did not explain what she thought was "ironic" about such an action. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808110182 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:11:42 EST Dobson may back McCain because "he seems to understand the Muslim threat" http://mediamatters.org/items/200807230009 Revealing his "moral dilemma" about the 2008 presidential campaign, Focus on the Family's James Dobson said that while "neither of the candidates is consistent with my views," Sen. John McCain "comes closer to what I believe" than Sen. Barack Obama, adding that McCain "seems to understand the Muslim threat." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807230009 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:44:00 EST Good cop/bad cop: Dobson denied attacking Obama's faith, while co-host Minnery questioned Obama's sincerity "with the way he talks about religion" http://mediamatters.org/items/200807160007 In his July 7 Focus on the Family broadcast, James Dobson insisted that he and co-host Tom Minnery were "not throwing stones at Senator Obama for his faith" during an earlier show. However, later in the same broadcast, Minnery questioned if Obama is "even sincere with the way he talks about religion." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807160007 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:02:10 EST Fox's Garrett uncritically aired Focus on the Family's Minnery saying that Obama, in '06 speech, was "diminishing the idea that people of Christian faith have anything to say" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806250011 Fox News' Major Garrett uncritically aired an audio clip of Focus on the Family's Tom Minnery asserting that in a June 2006 speech, Sen. Barack Obama was "diminishing the idea that people of Christian faith have anything to say." In fact, in that speech, Obama said: "[W]hat I am suggesting is this -- secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, William Jennings Bryan, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King -- the majority of the great reformers in American history -- were not only motivated by faith, but repeatedly used religious language to argue for their cause." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806250011 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:11:04 EST With "pro-family" reference to McCain, CNN's Costello continued CNN pattern of equating conservatives with "family" and "values" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100013 On The Situation Room, Carol Costello described Sen. John McCain as "pro-family," continuing a pattern on CNN of using phrases such as "pro-family," "family values," and "values" in describing conservatives, perpetuating the notion that only conservatives favor families and vote their values. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100013 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:19:25 EST