Many have said that bigotry is bred from ignorance. KFI's John Kobylt, half the afternoon drive team of John & Ken on Los Angeles' KFI 640 AM, may have illustrated this perfectly during an angry rant against Cardinal Mahony … [Read more...]
The Ignorance of KFI’s John Kobylt: Cardinal Mahony Has ‘Love’ For Child Rapists
September 22, 2009 By
Omissions + Misleading Information = More Dishonesty From LA Times On Clergy Scandal
September 20, 2009 By
A September 19, 2009, article in the Los Angeles Times by Martha Groves and Richard Winton blares the headline, "Sex abuse cover-up by L.A. Archdiocese is alleged." Under the headline: "The former vicar of clergy testifies … [Read more...]
LA Times’ Helfand Cherrypicks Pew Study To Overstate Effect of Abuse Scandal On Ex-Catholics
September 9, 2009 By
On September 6, 2009, the Los Angeles Times published an article by Duke Helfand about efforts by Catholic dioceses to draw ex-Catholics back to the Church. Helfand penned the following passage (bold mine): Most people raised Catholic … [Read more...]
Did Penn & Teller Set a World Record For Most Falsehoods in One Show? (Full Version)
September 7, 2009 By
Dr. Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, has said, "Penn & Teller's Nazi-like assault on Catholicism that took place on August 27 will go down in history as one of the most vile, obscene programs ever aired in any … [Read more...]
Only in the Boston Globe: Excommunicated Priest is ‘Prominent,’ ‘In Good Standing’
August 25, 2009 By
What do you call an excommunicated Catholic priest, ignorant of the sacraments, who openly calls for the ordination of women? If you're the Boston Globe, you call him a "prominent priest" who is "in good standing." … [Read more...]
Media Singles Out Catholic Church, Goes Wild Over Report of Decades-Old Abuse – In Ireland
May 22, 2009 By
Since when is the media so interested in keeping America abreast of the latest news coming out of Ireland? A commission in Ireland just released a report detailing awful abuse of children who attended Catholic schools "from the … [Read more...]
Not the Catholic Church? (IV): L.A. School District ‘Repeatedly’ Returned Child Molesters to the Classroom; Where’s the Media?
May 10, 2009 By
An explosive, front-page investigation on Sunday (5/10/09) in the Los Angeles Times reported that the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) "repeatedly" returned teachers and aides credibly accused of child molestation back … [Read more...]
More Disparate Coverage From LA Times (And Rest of Media) In Covering Sex Abuse
April 23, 2009 By
Check out the following two stories: 1. A former Catholic priest comes forward Monday (4/20/09) to say that another priest abused him as a teenager nearly 30 years ago. (The accused priest has no other similar public complaints and … [Read more...]
Book Review: William Lobdell’s Dishonest ‘Losing My Religion’ (Extended)
February 28, 2009 By
William Lobdell's new book Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America-and Found Unexpected Peace is nothing original. A former "serious Christian" loses his faith because he finds a … [Read more...]
At the LA Times, Some Lawsuits Are More Worthy Than Others
February 11, 2009 By
Today's Los Angeles Times (Wed. Feb. 11, 2009) features a curious article on page B4, "O.C. priest is focus of suit over alleged molestation," written by the fact-challenged Duke Helfand and staffer Christine Hanley. The … [Read more...]
