FOX News has a problem (Fox shabby reporting and maligning of conservative Christians)

Angelqueen.org (Traditional Catholic Site) ^ | 02-20-04 | John Grasmeier

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[Uncle George]

Yes FOX should listen to OReilly, NO SPIN ZONE allpies to mother FOX also.

[Lunatic Fringe]

Well, it *is* a fringe church....

Isn't this the church his father started? the one that believes the holocaust was exaggerated?

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Well, it *is* a fringe church.... Isn't this the church his father started? the one that believes the holocaust was exaggerated?

Please fact check. It has nothing to do with his eighty-something year old dad's sedavacantism or holocaust statements.

Not a single thing. Not even the Jihadist Friedman is making such a charge.

[Salvation]

O'Reilly actually had a "good" review of the movie.

[Salvation]

Actually I don't think that Fox has brought out all the information about this church.

BTW you have FReepmail

[ultima ratio]

Nope. Traditionalism is not a church, it's a movement to restore preconciliar doctrines and practices.

[knuthom]

Holy Family (the church Gibson is supporting) rejects the universally accepted teachings of the Second Vatican Conference and chooses to stick with antiquated Catholic ideology.

Aren't all the gospels "antiquated"?

[Mr. Bird]

Sorry Mr. Friedman, but we've been adhering to these "antiquated" practices for centuries

Um, I think that was the point.

Calling something "antiquated" isn't an abject slur. The Amish live an antiquated lifestyle in many respects. By saying that, am I insulting them? Of course not.

One thing is for sure: Mr. Gibson's movie certainly has sounded the alarm for the loonies on all sides. It's a movie, for cryin' out loud.

[jscd3]

rejects the universally accepted teachings of the Second Vatican Conference

This statement makes no sense. If the teachings of Vatican II were universally accepted, than there would not be a traditionalist church to support, now would there?

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Yes it is a slur, considering the slurring and factualy deficient source Mr. Friedman and considering that traditional Catholicism is practiced by millions.

Since you seem to know who all the "loonies" and have sufficiently labeled them as such, would you mind sharing who they are with us? Be specific please.

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Besides your definition of "antiquated" doesn't fit here. From dictionary.com:

"Too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; outmoded."

It's very suitable, useful and certainly not outmoded for millions of us who still practice it. But thank you for your input.

[Mr. Bird]

And thanks for selectively choosing a definition for us! From your own link (just a bit down the page):

adj. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

Lighten up, Francis. By "loonies" I mean every single person (Jew, Catholic, Druid, whatever) who seems to think this movie is even remotely important compared to the other events going on in the world (which happen to have very real implications on Christianity and Judaism). But go ahead, form the circular firing squad. I'll try to keep watch.

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so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

LOL. Ok yes that's much better!

Better that is if you feel as the liberals do that belief in the Gospel as written is outdated or outmoded.

Lighten up, Francis. By "loonies" I mean every single person (Jew, Catholic, Druid, whatever) who seems to think this movie is even remotely important compared to the other events going on in the world....

My name isn't "Francis" and I'm lighter than you can ever imagine.

I'm sorry that you don't feel that saving souls or spreading the truth of the Gospel as far and as wide as possible to be "even remotely important" but some of us (who you seem to think of as "loonies") do.

Thank you for the revealing conversation.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

Thank you for posting this!

I have sent a number of emails complaining to Fox's website recently for routinely showing only negative articles about the Passion movie, and positive ones about Janet Jackson, and other things I had believed were specifically to annoy the Religious Right. In particular from their idiot collumnist Rodger Friedman. With no response and a continued effort to attack this movie on the most scurilous and scattershot angles that would make Abe Foxman blush, I am official done visiting their website. I am convinced that they are the Country Club Republican types who loath the Religious Right and are seeking to discredit it in order to make a more palatable Republican Party. No wonder Drudge hates them so much.

Balance this.

[over3Owithabrain]

I've been saying for several weeks here that FoxNews has gone over to the dark side. I've noticed a MAJOR shift away from "fair and balanced" and giving an alternative/conservative view equal time. They are no different than CNN now, only not as capable and more tabloidy.

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Balance this.

LOL!!!!!!

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

I've been saying for several weeks here that FoxNews has gone over to the dark side.

I'd say its more insidious than that, although to be honest with you I simply haven't watched them much the past few weeks. I think they are still Ra Ra for the GOP, in the same underhanded way that CNN is Ra Ra for the DNC, but they are the (R)nold social liberal wing of the GOP only.

That "moderate" wing of the GOP has the parasitic tendency of wanting to destroy the host, "for the good of the party."

[JesseHousman]

Isn't this the church his father started?

No Lunatic, Mel's father did not start the Catholic Church, but you're close....his Father did.

That's probably where you got so confused.