Showing posts with label Westboro Baptist Church. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Westboro Baptist Church. Show all posts
Monday, April 6, 2015
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By Scott Whitlock, Apr. 11, 2014, Newsbusters.com
ABC News Vice President Jeffrey Schneider has apologized for
a story on his network that connected a CEO who supports traditional marriage
to the Westboro Baptist Church and their offensive "God hates fags"
signs. Mr. Schneider contacted the Media Research Center on Thursday after our social media
department requested members call and complain about the
comparison.
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich was ousted earlier this month when
it was revealed that he donated $1000 in 2008 to Proposition 8. As Good Morning
America reporter Linzie Janis explained the story on April 4,
footage of the completely unrelated Westboro protesters holding "soldiers
died 4 fag marriage" signs appeared onscreen. ABCNews.com
offered this apology:
The segment as originally aired on Good Morning America on
April 4, 2014, and included on this page, has been updated to correct an error.
Video of a demonstration by the Westboro Baptist Church, which is not connected
to this story, was inadvertently used in the original segment. We apologize for
the error and have removed that video.
Read the full story: www.newsbusters.org
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
John Hawkins, Mar. 25, 2014, Townhall
The only time most people hear the
word "shame" in any setting these days is when someone tells them,
"You don't have to be ashamed." Unfortunately, in a society full of
reality TV shows, overhyped marketing, and millions of people competing for
attention on the Internet, we could use more shame, not less. The fact of the
matter is that shame can be a very healthy emotion if you've done something
shameful. Shouldn't rapists feel shame? How about the Westboro Baptist Church
members who've protested at funerals? What if you stole a poor kid's lunch and
it was the only thing he had to eat that day? There are times when shame is
very appropriate.
Unfortunately, in an interconnected
world where every malcontent, misfit, and misanthrope on the planet can get
together via the Internet, there is no perversion, sickness, or cruelty that
human beings can do to each other that won't be heartily applauded in some dark
corner of the web. Over a decade ago talented liberal
humorist Zack Parsons (who would undoubtedly hate this column) wrote an
extraordinary piece about how the net helps encourage shameful
and weird behavior.
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