Culture

Major Media Portraying Condit as Victim

by CE Editors July 19, 2001

Condit a victim “caught in the middle” of the controversy over a missing intern? That’s how Tuesday’s New York Times portrayed him in a story about his financial situation.
“Condit Facing Bills in Inquiry With Few Financial Resources,” bemoaned the…

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Condit Rarely Identified as a Democrat

by CE Editors July 18, 2001

In over 1600 words the latest Time magazine couldn’t find room to inform its readers of Gary Condit’s party affiliation, not even in any one of several photo captions. Last week, a short item up front in the magazine also…

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Casinos Hoping to Hit Jackpot with Senior Gamblers

by CE Editors July 17, 2001

by Fred Jackson
(AgapePress) – A report says there has been a dramatic growth in gambling addiction among the nation’s seniors. And while some groups are taking steps to try to help, many casinos see the trend as just another…

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Liberty, Democracy, Religious Tolerance: The Republic Depends On It

by CE Editors July 16, 2001

by Jeff Jacoby
Columnist, Boston Globe
(AgapePress) – Have you heard about the Virginia politician who wanted references to God injected into the Declaration of Independence? Or about the activist from Massachusetts who urged making the Fourth of July a…

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Are Most Americans Devoid of Devoutness?

by CE Editors July 13, 2001

by Bill Fancher
(AgapePress) – The United States of America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. The national motto is “In God We Trust.” And most Americans claim they believe in God. But is America today truly a religious nation?
Polls…

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Critics Say Pro-Feminist Research “Shabby,” Violation of Standards

by CE Editors July 12, 2001

by Chad Groening and Jody Brown
(AgapePress) – The research that gave feminists ammunition to push their anti-male agenda — and made a Harvard professor famous — has now been found to be seriously flawed.
The work was done by…

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Parshall, Colson Trumpet Similar Calls in Culture War

by CE Editors July 11, 2001

by Bill Fancher
(AgapePress) – Two advocates of morality and proactive Christianity are encouraging people of faith to be catalysts for positive change in American culture.
Pro-family activist Janet Parshall says even though she and other people of faith know…

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Sexual Messages on TV, Movies Not Lost on Children or Teens

by CE Editors July 10, 2001

by Ed Vitagliano
(AgapePress) – Parents who hope that sex-laced television dialogue is flying over their kids’ heads would have been disappointed if they were watching ABC’s Good Morning America (GMA) on May 4. That morning news program demonstrated that…

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Institute Joins Boycott of Showtime over Discriminatory Film

by CE Editors July 9, 2001

Special to Catholic Exchange
Washington, D.C. – The Institute on Religion and Public Policy has joined with the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and over 75 other religious and human rights organizations in boycotting the Showtime cable network…

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Legal Group Demanding Equal Time for Scouts on PBS

by CE Editors July 8, 2001

by Chad Groening and Jody Brown
(AgapePress) – A legal group is demanding that the Public Broadcasting Service give equal time to defenders of the Boy Scouts to tell the Scouts' side of the controversy over their prohibiting openly homosexual…

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