We've all heard of the Main Stream Media, right? Why do we call it 'Main Stream'? Is there a not-so-main stream? An alternate stream, perhaps. Or maybe an altogether different 'stream'...Where am I going with this?
The MSM is looked at as liberal, lying, against anything conservative, and showing a hatred of anything Christian. Let's face it, the MSM takes any opportunity it can to make a Christian, or Republican, or anyone 'good' look...well...bad (some don't need the help!). Unless of course we're talking about Foxnews. Now there's the one news source who looks out for the good guys, correct? In my opinion, they're just as liberal as any other news source, they just sugar-coat it and call it 'fair & balanced'. We're supposed to believe that. Right.
So , the general consensus is that the MSM is the bad guy. That is until they run a story that we agree with. Now all of a sudden, we think they're true & correct. We even post the links to their 'true' story on our Facebook page, and sit back & wait for the agreeing comments to roll in. And when someone comments who disagrees with our new friend, we get all hacked off about it.
All my life I've been told the Orlando Sentinel is just as liberal as they come. However, I have to say that the reporting on the Rifqa Bary story by Rene' Stutzman has been not only truthful, but also about 90% accurate. There's really only been a few minor details that were not exactly correct. It wasn't due to Rene' trying to twist the facts to effect the outcome, or plant something untrue in the mind of the reader. Simple things like saying Parker was the president of the corporation of Global Revolution Church, when it was actually John Law who was the president at the time of the Rifqa Bary situation. (Parker became president of the corporation only after Law was voted out by the other board members.) The detail of who was president was a minor detail, and had no bearing on the course or outcome of the story.
Another detail she wrote, stated that the board members were 'too busy to answer questions' on the story. They weren't too busy, they were ordered by their lawyers to remain quiet, and speak to no media. Their lawyers told them to refer all questions to their lawyers. So, again, no twisting of the facts, just a minor detail that wasn't accurate; however true, they couldn't speak to the media. These are not Rene's fault, there's a lot of details to this story that are very confusing for even the most discerning minds. Rene' did a great job of reporting the truth.
So, If you come across something in one of the articles about the Rifqa Bary case that just doesn't sit right, come here & ask me. Be sure to provide a link to the article you're asking about.
If you're asking yourself why a church board would have to have lawyers, stick around...
