TIME's Religious Democratic Crusader
• Amy Sullivan is anchoring TIME magazine's 2008 presidential campaign coverage. CMI Senior Editor Brian Fitzpatrick provides a revealing look at her
faith-and-politics agenda based on Sullivan's new book and her TIME articles.
Brian Fitzpatrick - May 13, 2008
‘Compassion Forum’ Mostly Showed Faith in Liberalism
• CMI Director Robert Knight analyzes CNN’s faith-based “conversation” at
Messiah College with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and reveals a bias toward
equating compassion with government action, not personal responsibility.
Robert Knight - April 22, 2008
A Book
for Culture Warriors
• CMI’s Colleen Raezler reviews the blockbuster book by Carol Platt Liebau
documenting the blizzard of provocative sexual messages the media are sending to
our children. Prude: How the Sex-Obsessed Culture Damages Girls (and America
Too!), is a must-read for anybody concerned about protecting the nation’s
young girls.
Colleen Raezler - March 12, 2008
Anointing Misguided
Leaders: the Networks’ Disservice to Black America
• CMI senior editor Brian Fitzpatrick studies coverage of the biggest civil
rights story of 2007 and finds that the networks sought comments only from the
“liberal black establishment,” never from prominent African-Americans who
emphasize character and personal responsibility.
Brian Fitzpatrick -- February 26, 2008
A Media Shift on the
Abortion Issue?
• As America marks the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, media coverage of a
high-profile murder case, recent pro-life films and plummeting abortion rates
indicate a cultural current recognizing the value of human life.
Colleen Raezler -- January 21, 2008
Christmas
Clashes 2007: Christmas Spirit Spreading, but Grinches Getting Grinchier
• There’s good news and bad news this Christmas. Americans are successfully
putting the “Christmas” back into the holiday, but the Grinches are pettier than
ever.
Kristen Fyfe -- December 18, 2007
Sex, Lies and Bias: The media assault on abstinence education.
• In The Media Assault on Abstinence Education, the Culture and Media Institute details how the liberal media are fighting against abstinence education by trumpeting a study designed to make abstinence programs look ineffective, while ignoring numerous studies that support teaching abstinence.
Kristen Fyfe -- October 15, 2007
The Media Assault on the Second Amendment
• The Second Amendment is
the ultimate Constitutional expression of personal responsibility. In the Bill
of Rights, the Founding Fathers acknowledged the right of the American people to
arm themselves, for both self defense against criminals and as a check on
tyrannical government. CMI’s latest Eye on Culture, The Media Assault on the
Second Amendment, examines how the media push their anti-gun agenda – and
elevate dependence on government above personal responsibility -- by twisting
and omitting vital facts about the use of firearms.
David Niedrauer --
August 27, 2007
How Pornography Undermines Personal Responsibility and Freedom
• The
political and cultural Left have a deep interest in promoting pornography.
Millions of men who might have championed the moral high ground in the public
square feel that they don’t have the right to take up any moral causes, given
their own moral failures. Everyone is subject to one temptation or another, but
that is no excuse for doing nothing.
Robert Knight -- July 18, 2007
The Liberal Attack on Freedom of Speech
• Liberals, who once championed freedom of speech, have become the foremost critics of uncurbed opinion, and are working to deny free speech to people with whom they disagree.
Robert Knight -- May 24, 2007
Media Ignore Ford Boycott
• As sales plunge and the automaker cuts jobs, the year-long action by a major pro-family group goes unreported.
Colleen Raezler -- April 11, 2007
The Easter "Hit" Parade
• Cultural elites launch a veritable blizzard of attacks on religion during Christianity's holiest time of the year.
Brian Fitzpatrick -- April 4, 2007
Viacom Contributes to Cultural Corrosion
• 68 percent of Americans, including majorities in every demographic group, believe the media are contributing to moral decline.
Kristen Fyfe -- March 29, 2007
Valentine's Day: Have the Ladies' Mags Lost the Love?
• Valentine's Day: Women say they want romance. Women's magazines dish out S-E-X.
Kristen Fyfe -- February 12, 2007
Newsweek Plays Spiritual Jackass
• Newsweek column serves to ridicule and undermine religious faith.
Kristen Fyfe -- January 17, 2007
Pro-Life Website Forces Correction From NY Times
• Five weeks after the New York Times was notified about a major error in its reporting on abortions in El Salvador, the newspaper finally ran a correction on Sunday.
Susan Jones -- January 8, 2007
Santa's Helpers Battle Grinches in the War for Christmas
Kristen Fyfe -- 12/13/2006
