Reply #18: It's not just DU that is ignorant of religious doctrine...

[regnaD kciN]

The general media, for years, have avoided writing substantively about religious issues, on the grounds that, whatever they might print, it will be sure to offend somebody. Moving from print media to the somewhat-more-sensationalistic electronic form, the ignorance remains but, since they realize that they have to cover religious controversies in some way, their first step is to look at those who are in the same "game" (i.e. electronic media) as they are -- in other words, the televangelists and those with "electronic churches" on cable channels. Thus we get mainstream news programs touting a Jerry Falwell or a Pat Robertson as "the voice of American Christians," even while most American Christians are wishing such "voices" would just shut up.