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Home: Current Issues: Media: LINKS_PAGE Current Issues: Media: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Fort Hood - David WarrenFor a person with old-fashioned values, and an old-fashioned sense of English word meanings, the reports of the Fort Hood massacre were almost as provoking as what happened there. Read more... Four Myths About Pope Benedict XVI - Brian Saint-PaulWhile some journalists have been quite fair in their reporting on the new pope, unfortunately, they stand as the exceptions. Mostly we've heard a string of inaccuracies and inanities. Here are the four most common myths about Pope Benedict XVI. Read more... From McLuhan to Artest - Daniel HenningerBy now, you've probably seen the tape of the fight between Ron Artest and the Detroit Pistons fans. Just kidding. You've seen it. Read more... Hate Crimes - David SislerQuestion: When is a hate crime not a hate crime? Answer: (a) when the crime is perpetrated against a Christian, (b) when the crime is committed against a heterosexual by a homosexual, (c) all of the above. Read more... How the Media Twist the News - Sheila Gribben LiaugminasSheila Gribben Liaugminas, a 20-year veteran of a major national news magazine, tells you how to look out for media bias. Read more... In The Key of F - John LeoThe cry of censorship is a tiresome reaction to decisions like the one made by Wal-Mart. It's a form of pressure intended to coerce someone to remain part of the problem. Read more... Internet — A New Forum for Proclaiming the Gospel - Pope John Paul IIThe Internet causes billions of images to appear on millions of computer monitors around the planet. From this galaxy of sight and sound, will the face of Christ emerge and the voice of Christ be heard? For it is only when his face is seen and his voice heard that the world will know the glad tidings of our redemption. This is the purpose of evangelization. Read more... Journalistic Malpractice in "Marriage is Dead" Report - Michael MedvedOn Tuesday, January 16th, 2007, the American people awoke to startling and disturbing news: for the first time ever, the majority of women in the country were living without a husband. Read more... Journalists abandon standards to attack the Pope - Philip LawlerWe're off and running once again, with another completely phony story that purports to implicate Pope Benedict XVI in the protection of abusive priests. Read more... Just the facts: Articles on the present crisis of sex abuse and the Church -Following are links to articles relevant to sorting out the present crisis. Read more... Kansas City Star Survey Claims Priests More Likely to Have Aids: Report Not - ZENITAccording to a recent article by the Kansas City Star, Catholic priests are four times more likely to have AIDS than society at large. Read more... Lay Your Hammer Down - Edwin J. FeulnerWhat we're seeing in the marketplace of ideas today is a disturbing growth of incivility that follows and confirms the broken windows theory. Alas, this breakdown of civil norms is not a failing of either the political left or right exclusively. It spreads across the political spectrum from one end to the other. Read more... Let us not be Pontius Pilate and wash our hands - Paul JohnsonThe events which led to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday ad 33 were essentially a conflict over freedom of speech. Read more... Let's talk - David WarrenCultural differences are real, even within Islam, even across the Atlantic Ocean, and even on either side of the longest North American border. They are even discussed differently. But one way or another, they need to be discussed. Read more... Life: A 'Dangerous' Choice - Colleen Carroll CampbellSuper Bowl Sunday epitomizes everything radical feminists once loved to loathe: violent aggression celebrated as spectator sport, male-only competition that relegates women to scantily-clad supporting roles on the sidelines, and boorish commercials using women as high-paid props to sell men beer. Read more... Like a Virgin: The Press Take On Teenage Sex - William McGurnThe chain reaction was something out of central casting. Read more... LOL! Pope vs. Dan Brown - Terry MattinglyWant to laugh until your head explodes? Read more... Marshall McLuhan: The "Medium" is the Message - William BoleFew Catholic scholars would claim the late Herbert Marshall McLuhan as one of their own. But this unswerving Catholic convert and pop-culture luminary had much to say about the effect of the media on society. Read more... Media Coverage of the Catholic Church: Executive Summary - Center for Media and Public AffairsThe public image of social groups and the institutions depends heavily on their portrayal in the news media. Given the long history of anti-Catholic prejudice in American society, it is especially important that the media present a fair and balanced portrayal of the Catholic Church. To provide an independent assessment of the media's performance, a scientific study of news coverage was conducted by the Center for Media and Public Affairs. Here is a summary of their findings. Read more... Media Stunned at Election of a Catholic as Pope - Jeremy RobbMedia outlets around the globe panicked after learning that a Catholic had been elected as the new pope. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, has been described by the world media as a "hardline conservative" who believes in all major aspects of Catholic faith and doctrine. Read more... Media: Just say no . . . to Moses - Mollie HemingwayIt usually happens during Holy Week each year — a new rash of media pieces attempting to undermine miraculous stories about Jesus and his life. Read more... Men without chests - James BemisEvery once in a while, a bit of truth sneaks through the Big Media’s politically correct filters. When it does, it usually offers a telling blow against the latest Groupthink. Read more... Missionary for Islam - Daniel PipesWhat would be the single best way to convert lots of Americans to Islam? Forget print, go to film. Put together a handsome documentary with an original musical score that presents Islam's prophet Muhammad in the most glowing manner, indeed, as a model of perfection. Read more... Morality vs. Sanctimoniousness - Thomas SowellThere are so many substitutes used in our society - substitutes for eggs, substitutes for wood, substitutes for diamonds - that perhaps we should not be too surprised to find substitutes for morality as well. Read more... More imaginary papal wars - Mollie HemingwayWhat often doesn't get much media attention is what the Holy Father has to say, but what received world-wide media attention last week were remarks that Pope Benedict XVI never made. Read more... Pages Updated On: Sun Nov 20 2011 - 04:19:12
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