April 14th, 2005
The blog Get Religion notes that NPR’s ombudsman has a column up about listener complaints about their coverage of John Paul II.
Seems that NPR listeners thought they were being too “adulatory” and in any account, were overplaying the story. NPR’s ombudsman explains:
Listeners asked a number of pointed, and I thought correct, questions about NPR’s coverage:
· At what point does popular sentiment for the Pope outweigh the journalistic obligation to disinterest and skepticism?
· Is NPR prepared to do this for the deaths of other religious leaders? If so, why, and if not, why not?
· Was the coverage based more on the depth of advanced planning rather than the news value of the event?
· Did anyone at NPR consider the needs of the listeners and suggest that the coverage be scaled back?
Good question, that last one.
0 commentsAfter Abortion
April 13th, 2005
Emily, over at After Abortion, has a long post about I’mNotSorry.net. Worth reading.
0 commentsRatzinger Rules!
April 13th, 2005
Galley Friend DBM has passed on this link to the official website of the Cardinal Ratzinger Fan Club. (The link actually takes you to the merchandise page, in which fans of the papal frontrunner can purchase beer steins, t-shirts, and hats expressing their support for His Eminence.)
12 commentsThe Onion for Evangelicals
April 13th, 2005
Galley Friend D.E. points us to LarkNews.com, which is basically The Onion for Christers. And get this: It’s funny. Really, really funny. Take this headline from today:
Rapture takes two
OTTAWA — The Rapture occurred March 31, 2005, at 9:43 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time and took both people on the planet whose theology was exactly correct.
Dan Wilson of Ottawa, Canada, was snatched away while sleeping.
“He spent years refining his eschatological scheme,” says his wife. “Just last week he told me he had it all right, but I still disagreed with him on a minor point. I regret that now.”
Rejna Thanawalla of New Delhi, India, also experienced the Rapture, say friends.
“She knew exactly what the books of Revelation and Daniel meant,” they say. “Sadly, none of us listened to her.”
In a surprise, Tim LaHaye says he was “slightly wrong on the subject of the Beast,” and was left behind. Other prophecy experts say they, too, botched minor points in their end times charts.
“Looks like we’ll have to stay and wait this out,” said one disappointed pastor.
There’s lots more gold over at LarkNews, too. Worth your valuable time.
0 commentsI'm Just Saying . . .
April 13th, 2005
That it’s pretty obvious to me that the Eagles are going to go 16-0 this season. Go ahead, look at the schedule and tell me where you see a loss.
0 commentsMore on Al Jazeera and the BBC
April 13th, 2005
The Bad Hair Blog has an account of program at Princeton where Al Jazeera’s New York bureau chief told the audience how his network views the world. Very striking.
0 commentsAbortion Apologetics
April 13th, 2005
Patricia Beninato has a blog called I’mNotSorry.net, “a site where women can share their positive experiences with abortion.”
0 commentsApril 13th, 2005
The Law Jedi has a great post on the NAACP: “Playing the Race Card is OUR Job!”
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