Newspapers and Trump Newspapers are seeing an uptick in subscriptions following the election of Donald Trump. The question that must be answered is whether, and to what extent, the print media will seek to be impartial in covering the administration in order to boost the bottom line. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-newspapers-trump-campaigns-analysis-idUSKBN15V0GI?utm_source=applenews&x_cw_context_provider=safari Viewing Actions Through Intentions An interesting op-ed…
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Self-Marriage?
Sometimes you read and reread an article to see if the article actually said you thought it said. A few days before Christmas, Cosmopolitan published an article on its site by Abigail Pesta entitled, “Why I Married Myself.” If you are confused by the title, let me assure you, the article will provide no answers…
Weekly Wrap-Up 2.10.17
The travel ban falls. . . for now The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Trump administration’s halt on immigration from seven majority Muslim countries saying that the administration had not proven the threat to national security. While there are points to be made on both sides of this issue which will likely be…
Free Speech For All, Or Free Speech For None
The images from the campus of UC Berkeley were shocking. Young people dressed completely in black causing more than $100,000 in damage to the campus and surrounding businesses. The cause? A protest, apparently highjacked by a few, over the invitation of Milo Yiannopoulos to speak by a student group. Berkeley has long been the seedbed…
The Image of God and the Death Penalty
The verdict was not surprising. From the beginning, there wasn’t any question about whether or not he was guilty. Dylann Roof, the gunman who entered the Emanuel AME Church and shot African American church members during a Wednesday evening prayer meeting, had confessed to the crime and, chillingly, showed no remorse. As the jury returned…
Weekly Wrap-Up 2/3/17
And The Nominee Is… Many conservatives said they voted for Donald Trump primarily because of the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Antonin Scalia. On Tuesday, President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy, which has been praised by conservatives and bemoaned by liberals who are still fuming over Republicans’ refusal to…
Have Baptists Lost Religious Liberty?
America has changed. The world into which my children were born is drastically different than the one that into which I was born. This difference grows when we consider the changes that have occurred between my childhood of my parents and my children. I grew up in the south where everyone was a Christian and…
BuzzFeed and Post-Truth Journalism
The headline in the New York Times not only told the story, but it also raised a good many eyebrows: BuzzFeed Posts Unverified Claims on Trump, Stirring Debate. BuzzFeed, a somewhat-news-more-entertainment website leaning far to the left, pushed the boundaries of journalistic ethics by publishing a dossier detailing allegations of ties between the Russian government…
Weekly Wrap-Up 12/16
Dylan Roof Found Guilty Almost a year and a half ago, Dylan Roof walked into the Emanuel AME Church and slaughtered nine African American worshippers. Having now been found guilty on all counts, the jury will begin deliberating whether he will spend life in jail or will face the death penalty. http://reuters.com/article/idUSKBN14418R?utm_source=applenews Aleppo In an…
Aleppo and the Injustice of Civilian Casualties
Aleppo has fallen, and in its wake, one of the greatest atrocities of our time is coming to light. Pro-Assad forces took control of the city and did so ruthlessly. The United Nations reported “summary killings” by those forces and has accused the Assad regime of war crimes. America’s ambassador to the UN asked those…
The Problem of Post-Truth
The issue of truth has been in the news a lot lately. Whether people are referring to the ascendancy of fake news or lies on the campaign trail, the issue of what is truth and what is false have come to the center of our cultural conversation. The contemporary concern for truth and truthfulness represents…
Weekly Wrap-Up 12/1
Cultural Heresy Chip and Joanna Gaines found themselves in hot water because they attend a church that holds to historic Christian teaching. BuzzzFeed ran a hit piece against the couple trying to force the couple into capitulation. A slightly more credible news outlet, the Washington Post, noted the danger that this type of journalism poses. Here…
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