I thought it might be fun to analyze the media as it, supposedly, gives the news, fair and balanced. This statement, "fair and balanced", leaves much to be desired, but we will leave that to be discussed another time.
'In The News' is a look at news; A quick look at the titles and initial paragraphs only. Keep returning here, as articles will be continuously added.
Can you tell if the papers are "fair and balanced"?
Is one more conservative or liberal than the other?
How are we doing, are we "evolving" into a better human?
What is "right or wrong?" Do we have a clue?
I can't remember where I heard this but, "there are three answers to every issue: Yours, Mine and the Right one.
This is our dilemma revealed in the media. We don't get the right answers to the issues because the foundation for truth is not rooted in the right place, God. Additionally, are we majoring on minor things? Where we spend eternity supersedes any temporal issues.
Alien Creature (The mysterious Metepec creature)
Jaime Maussan on Coast to Coast AM Discusses the Mysterious Metepec Creature
..."investigator Jaime Maussan shared an update on the 'alien' creature found by a Mexican farmer in 2007. While initially he thought it was a skinned monkey, tests have shown that the creature doesn't match known animals, and has a bigger inner ear, brain, and eyes than other primates, Maussan reported..." Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - Coast to Coast AM
*** Watch, and pray; yet another waste of precious time, to be revealed in due time***
The Large Hadron Collider revisited
Large Hadron Collider to stay switched off for a year.
The restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the “Big Bang machine” that suffered a catastrophic fault days after it was switched on last September, has been delayed until the autumn.
Officials at the CERN particle physics laboratory near Geneva have postponed the injection of new proton beams into the LHC until late September, meaning that the world’s largest atom-smasher will have been mothballed for a year.....February 10, 2009 - From Times Online
*** Going, going, (Stay tuned) will soon be gone as it is vanity.***
The Large Hadron Collider
Our understanding of the Universe is about to change...
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a gigantic scientific instrument near Geneva, where it spans the border between Switzerland and France about 100 m underground. It is a particle accelerator used by physicists to study the smallest known particles – the fundamental building blocks of all things. It will revolutionise our understanding, from the minuscule world deep within atoms to the vastness of the Universe.
Two beams of subatomic particles called 'hadrons' – either protons or lead ions – will travel in opposite directions inside the circular accelerator, gaining energy with every lap. Physicists will use the LHC to recreate the conditions just after the Big Bang, by colliding the two beams head-on at very high energy. Teams of physicists from around the world will analyse the particles created in the collisions using special detectors in a number of experiments dedicated to the LHC... - CERN 2008 - Web Communications, DSU-CO
***Here we go again, yet another vain attempt at self-rule, apart from God; God says:
I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. Isaiah 45:12
Decoded: 'The clay tablet that tells how an asteroid destroyed Sodom 5,000 years ago'
Last updated at 15:46pm on 31st March 2008
A clay tablet that has baffled scientists for more than a century has been identified as a witness's account of an asteroid that destroyed the Biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah 5,000 years ago.
Researchers believe that the tablet's symbols give a detailed account of how a mile-long asteroid hit the region, causing thousands of deaths and devastating more than one million sq km (386,000 sq miles).
The impact, equivalent to more than 1,000tons of TNT exploding, would have created one of the world's biggest-ever landslides.
Ancient record: Scientists claim the tablet, thought to be a 700BC copy from an even earlier civilisation, describes how a mile-long asteroid hit the Earth.
The Old Testament story describes how God destroyed the 'wicked sinners' of Sodom with fire and brimstone but allowed Lot, the city's one good man, to flee with his family.
The theory is the work of two rocket scientists - Alan Bond and Mark Hempsell - who have spent the past eight years piecing together the archaeological puzzle.
At its heart is a clay tablet called the Planisphere, discovered by the Victorian archaeologist Henry Layard in the remains of the library of the Royal Palace at Nineveh...Daily Mail - 24 hours a day; 1 April 2008
***This is too funny; I could have saved these "rocket scientists" a few years. Just believe God's Word by faith; He's a big God and therefore it was big fire & big brimstone.***
Gap in Life Expectancy Widens for the Nation
WASHINGTON — New government research has found “large and growing” disparities in life expectancy for richer and poorer Americans, paralleling the growth of income inequality in the last two decades...New York Times, By ROBERT PEAR, March 23, 2008.
Study: 1 in 4 teen girls has an STD
At least one in four teenage girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease, or more than 3 million teens, according to the first study of its kind in this age group.
A virus that causes cervical cancer is by far the most common sexually transmitted infection in teen girls aged 14 to 19, while the highest overall prevalence is among black girls -- nearly half the blacks studied had at least one STD. That rate compared with 20 percent among both whites and Mexican-American teens, the study from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found...
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) 14 March 2008
Number of abortions lowest since 1974
New York - Abortions in the United states dropped to 1.2 million in 2005, the lowest level since 1974 and down 25 percent from the all-time high of 1.6 million in 1990, according to report issued Thursday... The Augusta Chronicle, 18 January 2008
Nebraska State Senator Sues God Over Natural Disasters
Nebraska Democratic State Senator Ernie Chambers has decided to go straight to the top in an effort to stop natural disasters from befalling the world.
Chambers filed a lawsuit against God in Douglas County Court Friday afternoon, KPTM Fox 42 reported.
The suit asks for a "permanent injunction ordering Defendant to cease certain harmful activities and the making of terroristic threats."
The lawsuit identifies the plaintiff as, "the duly elected and serving State Senator from the 11th Legislative District in Omaha, Nebraska."
Chambers also cites that the, "defendant directly and proximately has caused, inter alia, fearsome floods, egregious earthquakes, horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornados, pestilential plagues..."
Chambers says he isn't suing God because he has any kind of beef with the deity. He says the suit is to fight possible laws restricting the filing of frivolous lawsuits. Chambers tells KPTM FOX 42 News that his lawsuit is in response to bills brought forth by other state senators to try and stop lawsuits from being filed... Fox News, 17 September 2007 *** The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, this politician is not wise****
Lawsuit over 'Brokeback Mountain' in class
A girl and her grandparents have sued the Chicago Board of Education, alleging that a substitute teacher showed the R-rated film Brokeback Mountain in class.
The lawsuit claims that Jessica Turner, 12, suffered psychological distress after viewing the movie in her 8th grade class at Ashburn Community Elementary School last year.
The film, which won three Oscars, depicts two cowboys who conceal their homosexual affair. Turner and her grandparents, Kenneth and LaVerne Richardson, are seeking around $500,000 in damages.
"It is very important to me that my children not be exposed to this," said Kenneth Richardson, Turner's guardian. "The teacher knew she was not supposed to do this.".... Associated Press, 14 May. 2007
Air Force officer says he did not rape men
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -An Air Force officer accused of raping four men and attempting to rape two others told jurors in his court-martial Saturday that he was the victim of "a gay roundup" by military investigators... The Augusta Chronicle 25 Feb. 2007
Proposal for HPV vaccine criticized
COLUMBIA - State Rep. Joan Brady's proposal requiring seventh-grade girls to get a vaccine that could eradicate a sexually transmitted virus that causes cancer has gained some support but it's also collecting its share of critics in conservative South Carolina. Some say 11-and 12-year olds are not mature enough to talk about sex, and their constituents don't want the government mandating a vaccine... The Augusta Chronicle 25 Feb. 2007
Program speaks of the effects of porn on society
In the City of Aiken last year two juveniles were arrested for sexual assaults on other children and later admitted to investigators they had pornography addictions, police said. At the time of the arrests, Aiken Public Safety Capt. Maryann Burgess said parents need to be aware of what their children are looking at on the Internet and realize the impact explicit material has on children. This weekend, area residents can learn "The Naked Truth" about the effect pornography is having on today's families...Aiken Standard, South Carolina 17 Feb. 2007
3 million Muslims join mass prayer in Bangladesh seeking peace
TONGI, Bangladesh - Some three million Muslim devotees raised their hands in prayer on the sandy banks of a Bangladeshi river on Sunday, seeking global peace and harmony, at one of the world's biggest religious gatherings, police and organizers said.
The final prayer capped a three-day Islamic gathering near the River Turag in Tongi just north of the capital Dhaka.....
President Iajuddin Ahmed, the country's interim leader Fakhruddin Ahmed and two former prime ministers and longtime rivals — Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina — joined the prayer on the final day of the gathering.
The leaders sat far from each other and had no opportunity to exchange greetings...
An overcrowded train carrying thousands of Muslims leaves the site of the Biswa Ijtema on Sunday. The gathering shuns politics and focuses on reviving the tenets of Islam and promoting peace and harmony..... Associated Press, 4 feb. 2007
***comment*** world peace?, false religion, vain hipocrisy and unfortunately, a whole lot of nothing (praying to the unknown god)...end comment***
N.J. Legislature approves gay civil unions
TRENTON, N.J. - Under pressure from New Jersey’s highest court to offer marriage or its equivalent to gay couples, the Legislature voted Thursday to make New Jersey the third state to allow civil unions.
Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine said he would sign the measure, which would extend to same-sex couples all the rights and privileges available under state law to married people... Associated Press, 14 Dec. 2006
Israel Orders Gay Marriage Recognition
In a landmark ruling, Israel's Supreme Court ordered the government Tuesday to recognize same-sex marriages performed abroad.
Efforts by Israel's gay community to win approval for same-sex marriage, a key issue in the U.S. and Europe, face a major obstacle because Israel's religious authorities have a monopoly over marriage and divorce.
Yossi Ben-Ari and Laurent Schuman were married in Canada after that country legalized same-sex marriage in 2003. Determined after a 21-year partnership to enjoy all the privileges of a married couple in Israel, they were among five couples who petitioned the Supreme Court to have their marriage registered... Associated Press, 21 Nov. 2006
Amish pair sues over photo rule
Members of the Old Order Amish believe that being photographed is a sin, as explained in the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament, which forbids making of "graven images.".....Canadian man...living in Clarion County, Pa.,sought an exemption to a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rule that required him and his American wife to be photographed for him to become a permanent resident....officials refused to grant the exemption....**comment - yet again, "religious" folk distorting scripture; it's no "graven images of God", He is the one we worship "in spirit and in truth." Also, the scriptures teach that we are to obey the authorities because they are "estabished by God"; therefore these folk, because of tradition, are wrong at least twice in this situation - end comment*** The Augusta Chronicle, 29 Oct. 2006
2 U.S. physicists share Nobel Prize
John C. Mather and George F. Smoogt won the 2006 Nobel Prize in physics for work that helped cement the big-bang theory of the universe and deepen the understanding of the origin of galaxies and stars....."They have not proven the big-bang theory but the give it very strong support," said Peter Carlson, chairman of the Nobel committee for physics.......***my comment*** some cement? they got the Nobel for proving "nothing"***end comment***... The Augusta Journal Constitution, 4 Oct. 2006
Killer told wife he was a molester
Daughter's death haunts man in Amish shooting.
The gunman who killed five girls in an Amish schoolroom confided to his wife...that he molested two relatives 20 years ago when he was a boy...."I am filled with so much hate, hate toward myself, hate towards God and unimaginable emptyness it seems like everytime we do something fun I think about how Elise wasn't here to share it with us and I go right back to anger"... The Augusta Journal Constitution, 4 Oct. 2006
Croc Hunter was in element to end
He stalked lions. He faced off with poisonous snakes. He wrestled with crocodiles. When the end came for television's beloved Crocdile Hunter it was in an encounter with a stingray and its sharp, venomous tail barb... The Augusta Chronicle, 05 Sep. 2006
*** life is but a vapor, here today gone tomorrow ***
Hezbollah accused in cigarette, Viagra plot
It is an unlikely fundraising scheme for terrorists, in which U.S. prosecutors say Canadian and American suspects smuggled cigaretts and sold fake Viagra to raise money for Hezbollah... The Augusta Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2006
Six missing Egyptian students in custody
Six of the 11 Egyptian exchange students who recently entered the United States and failed to show up for their college program were in custody Thursday after three more were arrested, officials said... Aiken Standard World News, 11 Aug. 2006...
***lions and tigers and college students... Oh my!***
Statistics show rise in acts of violence
2005 Crime Report
FBI statistics Monday confirmed what big cities such as Philadelphia, Houston, Cleveland and Las Vegas have seen on the streets: Violent Crime in the U.S. is on the rise, posting its biggest one-year increase since 1991... The Augusta Chronicle, 12 Jun. 2006
Prophet And Loss: NBC Drops 'Daniel'
NBC has closed the book on the religious dream "The Book of Daniel," pulling the series off its schedule after three episodes... Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2006 *** my comment - It was only a matter of time; "God is not mocked..." ***
Gay Marriage Ban Advances Toward Va. Referendum
Md. Lawmakers Offer Similar Bill
The state Senate all but guaranteed on Wednesday that Virginia will hold a November referendum on whether to amend its 230-year old Bill of Rights to bar same-sex marriages...... Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2006
Film shows black Son of God
Portrays Jesus as revolutionary
Billed and the first black Jesus movie, "Son of Man" protrays Christ as a modern African revolutionary and aims to shatter the Western image of a placid savior... Washington Times, 20 Jan. 2006 ***my comment - here we go again, black Jews?***
Man sentenced to attend church
A judge sentenced a surburban Cincinnati man to attend services for six weeks at a predominantly black church for threatening to punch a black cabdriver and using racial slurs in a fight with the man... Washington Times, 20 Jan. 2006
Calif. Man 76, Loses Bid to Halt Execution
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from a 76-year-old convicted killer who argued that he was too old and feeble to be executed... Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2006
DNA Tests May Signal Shift in Death Penalty Debate
As Jim McCloskey drove last week from Virginia back to the New Jersey charity he founded two decades ago to help free wrongfully convicted inmates, his mind was on murderer and rapist who fooled him with false claims of innocence... Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2006
Storms Payback From God, Nagin Says
Mayor Faults War, Blacks' Infighting
Mayor C. Ray Nagin suggested Monday that hurricanes Katrina and Rita and other storms were a sign that "God is mad at America"-...Nagin, who is African American, also promised that New Orleans will be a "chocolate" city again... Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2006
Military chaplains must shy from Jesus
Sailor protests at White House
To pray-or not to pray-in Jesus' name is the question plaguing an increasing number of U.S. military chaplains, one of whom began a multiday hunger strike outside the White House yesterday... Washington Times, 21 Dec. 2005
Judge Rules Against 'Intelligent Design'
Dover, Pa., District Can't Teach Evolution Alternative
A federal judge barred a Pennsylvania school district yesterday from mentioning "intelligent design" as an alternative to evolutionary theory in a cathing opinion the criticized local school board members for lying under oath and for their "breathing inanity" in trying to inject religion into science classes... Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2005
Georgia law on marrying age hit
No minimum with pregnancy
Ever since her 13-year-old niece wed a 14-year-old boy last year, Sharon Cline has sent lawmakers a slew of letters begging them to change a Georgia law that allows children of any age to marry-- without parental consent-- as long as the bride is pregnant... Washington Times, 17 Nov. 2005
Chinese get prison time for Bible delivery
Religious persecution in China has reached the point that distributing Bibles is earning a three-year prison sentence. Cai Zhuohua,34, a Beijing underground church leader, was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison for distributing Bibles and other Christian materials. His wife, Xiao Yunfei, got two years, and her brother Xiao Gaowen was sentenced to 18 months...They were arrested September 2004... Washington Times, 9 Nov. 2005
Doubts on Darwin Ok'd
The Kansas State Board of Education yesterday approved science standards for public schools that include statements questioning Darwinian concepts of evolution....Stressing "tolerance and respect", the new standards emphasize that "some scientific concepts and theories... may differ from the teachings of a student's religious community or their cultural beliefs...Science teachers should not ridicule, belittle or embarrass a student for expressing an alternative view or belief."... Washington Times, 9 Nov. 2005
'Safe sex' fight tugs GAO
Abstinence educators have asked Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate taxpayer funding for their opponents, after a group of "safe sex" activists disrupted a conference in Baltimore last week....Libby Gray Macke, director of Project Reality, an Illinois-based abstinence-education group, said the protesters were attempting to deflect attention from problems with "safe-sex" programs advocated by such groups as the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States... Washington Times, 9 Nov. 2005
Texans approve amendment banning same-sex marriage
Texas voters approved amending the constitution to ban same-sex marriages Tuesday, making it the 19th state to take such action... USA Today, 9 Nov. 2005
Vatican to Survey Seminaries for Homosexuality
Panel of Bishops Will Also Review More Than 220 Schoos for Faculty Dissent
The Vatican has ordered an inspection of Roman Catholic seminaries in the United States to look for "evidence of homosexuality" and for faculty members who dissent from church teachings, according to a document containing guidelines for the year-long review... Washington Post, 16 Sept. 2005
Vatican questions U.S. seminary life
Seeks 'evidence of homosexuality'
A document distributed to faculty and seminarians at America's 229 Roman Catholic siminaries ask pointed questions about homosexuality, discenting faculty members and aberrant theology... Washington Times, 16 Sept. 2005
Judge Rules Pledge of Allegience in Calif. Schools
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the law requiring the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schoos in unconstitutional and said he was read to issue an injunction to three California school districts to halt the daily reciting of the pledge... Washington Post, 15 Sept. 2005
Massachusetts Lawmakers Reject Bid to Stop Same-Sex Marriages
Constitutional Amendment Is Defeated 157 to 39 Vote
Amid a pep-rally atmosphere, Massachusetts legislators on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected an attempt to halt same-sex marriages here- showing how quickly gay nuptials have moved from being a court-ordered imposition to a powerful political cause... Washington Post, 15 Sept. 2005
Unwed women set record for births in 2003
Rate for teens falls again
Births to unmarried women in the United States hit a record 1.4 million in 2003, while births to teens fell for the 12th consecutive year. The portion of all births to unwed mothers also ticked up to a new record of 34.6 percent,...One reason for the higher unwed birthrates is that unmarried women are relying too much on contraceptives instead of abstinence, said Bridget Maher, family analyst at the Family Research Council. "Behavioral change - and not pharmaceuticals - will solve this problem."... Washington Times, 9 Sept. 2005 ***my comment - AMEN - end my comment***