Media Bias and Faith

Life is full of inconsistencies. Liberals who are anti-death penalty and pro-choice. Conservatives who are pro-life and pro-war. Inconsistencies gave birth to our political parties and all their cleavages, as well as to our religions. As Martin Luther nailed his grievances to the Catholic Church’s door, the sound of his hammer would serve other denominations to cite their protests and challenge ancient dogma.

Life’s greatest inconsistency is the battle between science and faith. It is here where mainstream media exposes their greatest bias. Faith is a huge part of what makes us Americans. Faith, to jump on sailing ships to cross an ocean. Faith, to set out in wagon trains in search of land and gold. Yet, today, the role of faith in America is either ignored or treated with hostility.

On Easter Sunday, I watched the pundits on ABC refer to a poll that claimed 74% of Americans agreed with the courts that Terri Schiavo should be left alone to die. That can’t be, I thought. The U.S. is the most religious nation on earth. I have designed and conducted thousands of polls, so I suspected tainted questions leading to preordained answers.

Indeed, columnist Michelle Malkin exposed ABC’s methodology and the implication that people of faith agreed with the courts.

Science once claimed the earth was flat. Science once sterilized mentally ill humans. Inconsistency is a dynamic that leads to truth. And faith should have equal standing with science while engaged in the great discussions of our time.