Toiletgate, Anti-Americanism, and God
I have listed below several articles reviewing the heinous article by Newsweek which led to riots and death in the Middle East. Is there no end to the Main stream Media's bias? There are plenty of papers and blogs and radio stations queuing up to defend the fiasco as a journalistic faux pas.
Oh, That Liberal Media :Why did L.A. Times editors hide information about the satellite recording from their readers -- while repeating the Koran-in-the-toilet story without any caveats about the shaky sourcing of the report? It's certainly true that, once the riots occurred, the Newsweek reports were news whether they were true or not. But if L.A. Times editors were truly suspicious of stories based on anonymous government sources, surely they would have warned readers that the Newsweek report was based upon unnamed sources, and lacked corroboration.
Paul Marshall on Newsweek & Koran on National Review Online :It would be charitable to think that if Newsweek had known how explosive the story was it may have held off until it had more confirmation. If this is true, it is an indication that the media’s widespread failure to pay careful attention to the complexities of religion not only misleads us about domestic and international affairs but also gets people killed.
Ace of Spades HQ: If a quote or purported fact portrays Republicans, the military, or America generally in a positive light, they check it to death to make sure they're not spreading propaganda.But... if the quote or purpoted fact portrays those in a negative light, it pretty much gets into print with only the most cursory once-over by the editors. If it agrees with their basic world-view -- if it feels "right" in their gut -- then in runs. Examining the Real Agenda of the Religious Far Right - a Conference :Reuters AlertNet - White House bashes Newsweek report on Koran
The comments continue and there is no end in sight.
Like the Muslims who are up in arms over the desecration of the Koran, the Christians in this country are having their say too. The Left Lane of America has started a crusade and it is time to offer some direction, some understanding that the Christians here in America are not seeking for ways to destroy the American Way of Life or the politicians in Washington.
Faith is a living, bold trust in God's grace, so certain of
God's favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it.
Such confidence and knowledge of God's grace makes you happy,
joyful and bold in your relationship to God and all creatures. The
Holy Spirit makes this happen through faith. Because of it, you
freely, willingly and joyfully do good to everyone, serve
everyone, suffer all kinds of things, love and praise the God who
has shown you such grace. Thus, it is just as impossible to
separate faith and works as it is to separate heat and light from
fire! Therefore, watch out for your own false ideas and guard
against good-for-nothing gossips, who think they're smart enough
to define faith and works, but really are the greatest of fools.
Ask God to work faith in you, or you will remain forever without
faith, no matter what you wish, say or can do.
Theology can be human and harmonious with seeking God. The distance between faith and culture should narrow in order for mankind to resist the temptation that the physicist is the high priest of civilization. The significance of the Tillich message lies in a reminder to heartfelt seekers of a lost spiritual element. The emptiness of a tech world cannot be fulfilled without an admission that we need the essentiality of a spiritual nature. Faith reinforces that the order found in scientific discoveries is not an accident. Tillich inspires, where the non-believer fosters desperation. The existential model endures the test of scrutiny and unites the lacking component. His popular attraction is the result of a public urgency. HOPE exists, if you know where to find it . . .Paul Tillich: the 'Apostle to the Intellectuals'
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| then there is no need for atheists |
Click here: Religious Meaning as the Art of the Existential Experience:
Atheists and agnostics alike, pride themselves on intelligence; their reason. Church goers study their Bible verses, Torah pronouncements and Koran passages. The skeptic often rebuffs these teachings since doctrine is perceived to be the work of men, and not confirmed to be from THE Supreme Being. The post modern world would have you accept that it doesn’t matter what you believe, life is now and will be over shortly. Popular culture regards deep reflection as fruitless, since it is futile to explain the universe. Live for today, in the way you want. That’s the message that dominates the media perception of the world.
