Losing Our Religion

The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity

S. E. Cupp

• Publisher: Threshold Editions
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9781439176443
• eBook ISBN: 9781439176450
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

"The press has become a tool of oppression—politicized, self–aware, self–motivated, and power–hungry.... In short, these people can no longer be trusted." —From S. E. Cupp's Losing Our Religion It's time to wake up and smell the bias. The go-to commentator for such programs as Fox News's Hannity and CNN's Larry King Live and Reliable Sources, S. E. Cupp is just that—a reliable source for the latest news, trends, and forecasts in young, bright, conservative America. Savvy and outspoken when shattering left-leaning assumptions as she did in Why You're Wrong About the Right, Cupp now takes on the most pressing threat to the values and beliefs held and practiced by the majority of Americans: the marginalizing of Christianity by the flagrantly biased liberal media. From her galvanizing introduction, you know where S. E. Cupp stands: She's an atheist. A non-believer. Which makes her the perfect impartial reporter from the trenches of a culture war dividing America and eroding the Judeo-Christian values on which this country was founded. Starting at the top, she exposes the unwitting courtship of President Obama and the liberal press, which consistently misreports or downplays Obama's clear discomfort with, or blatant disregard for, religious America—from covering up religious imagery in the backdrop of his Georgetown University speech to his absence from events surrounding the National Day of Prayer, to identifying America in his inaugural address as, among other things, "a nation of non-believers." She likens the calculated attacks of the liberal media to a class war, a revolution with a singular purpose: to overthrow God and silence Christian America for good. And she sends out an urgent call for all Americans to push back the leftist propaganda blitz striking on the Internet, radio, television, in films, publishing, and print journalism—or invite the tyrannies of a "mainstream" media set on mocking our beliefs, controlling our decisions, and extinguishing our freedoms. Now, discover the truth behind the war against Christmas—and how political correctness keeps the faithful under wraps... the one-sided analyses of Prop 8 and the gay marriage debate... the media pot-shots at Sarah Palin's personal faith... the politicization of entertainment mainstays such as American Idol and the Miss USA Pageant... and much more. Also included are her penetrating interviews with Dinesh D'Souza, Martha Zoller, James T. Harris, Newt Gingrich, Kevin Madden, and Kevin Williamson of National Review, delivering must-read analyses of the latest stunning lowlights from the liberal media.

1 Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar, “American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) 2008” (PDF). Hartford, Conn.: Trinity College, 2009.

2 Steven Waldman, “Obama Touches the Untouchables: Non-Believers,” Huffington Post, Jan. 20, 2009.

3 Greg M. Epstein, “Nonbelievers Are Believers Too,” Washington Post, Jan. 23, 2009.

4 Laura Meckler, “Obama Walks Religious Tightrope Spanning Faithful, Nonbelievers,” Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2009.

5 Foxnews.com, “Georgetown University Hid Religious Symbols at White House Request,” April 16, 2009.

6 Holly Bailey, “Obama at Georgetown: WWJD?” Newsweek.com, April 17, 2009.

7 Dan Froomkin, “Obama Connects Most of the Dots,” Washington Post, April 14, 2009.

8 Kristi Keck, “Obama Tones Down National Day of Prayer Observance,” CNN.com, May 6, 2009.

9 Associated Press, “Obama Signs Day of Prayer Proclamation,” MSNBC.com, May 7, 2009.

10 Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC, May 7, 2009.

11 Chris Rodda, “MRFF Congratulates Obama Administration and US Air Force for Doing the Right Thing,” Huffington Post, July 6, 2009.

12 Dan Gilgoff, “Ten Obama Faith Moments,” US News & World Report, April 2009.

13 Associated Press, “Group Seeks to Bar Religious Inscriptions,” New York Times, July 15, 2009.

14 Lindsay Perna, “Atheists Sue to Stop ‘In God We Trust’ in Capitol Visitor’s Center,” USA Today, July 17, 2009.

15 Doug Stanglin, “Atheist Group Blasts ‘Prayer Station’ in City Building,” USA Today, June 22, 2009.

16 “Should Roadside Memorials Be Banned?” New York Times, July 12, 2009.

17 Cathy Lynn Grossman, “The ‘Greatest Generation’ Didn’t Pledge ‘Under God,’” USA Today, Dec. 1, 2008.

18 Lisa Miller, “God and the Oath of Office,” Newsweek, Jan. 10, 2009.

19 David Letterman, Late Show With David Letterman, CBS, Jan. 3, 2006.

20 Frank Rich, “I Saw Jackie Mason Kissing Santa Claus,” New York Times, Dec. 25, 2005.

21 Michelle Goldberg, “One Nation, Divisible,” Salon.com, July 23, 2005.

22 Ben Stein, CBS Sunday Morning Show, Dec. 19, 2005.

23 “New York Town’s Parade Draws Fire for Dropping ‘Christmas,’” Foxnews.com, Oct. 24, 2008.

24 Joel Achenbach, “Christmas Cheer, Campaigns an Awkward Mix for Iowa Voters,” Washington Post, Dec. 24, 2007.

25 Tahman Bradley and Talal Al-Khatib, “How the Grinch Stole Iowa,” ABCNews.com, Dec. 19, 2007.

26 Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees, CNN, Dec. 17, 2007.

27 Glenn Greenwald, “Political Christmas Wishes,” Salon.com, Dec. 25, 2007.

28 Tim Dickinson, “The Evil Genius of Mike Huckabee,” Rolling Stone, Dec. 19, 2007.

29 Jesse McKinley, “In Reversal, Stars Adorn Trees Again,” New York Times, Dec. 24, 2009.

30 Duke Helfand, “Survey Shows Californians Less Religious Than Rest of Nation,” Los Angeles Times, June 24, 2008.

31 Arian Campo-Flores, “A Gay Marriage Surge,” Newsweek, Dec. 5, 2008.

32 Reuters, “New Yorkers Supportive of Gay Marriage: Poll,” July 23, 2009.

33 James C. Dobson, “Media Provides Cover for Assault on Traditional Marriage,” CNN.com, Oct. 20, 2006.

34 Howard Kurtz, WashingtonPost.com, June 26, 2004.

35 Michael Getler, Washington Post, March 21, 2004.

36 Michael Getler, Washington Post, March 21, 2004.

37 Donald Wycliff, Chicago Tribune, July 8, 2004.

38 Julie Hollar, “Media’s Gay Marriage Consensus,” Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Sep./Oct. 2004.

39 David J. Jefferson, “Will My Marriage Last?” Newsweek, Oct. 30, 2008.

40 Nicole Ziegler Dizon, “Obama Opposes Gay Marriage,” Chicago Tribune, Sep. 24, 2004.

41 Eric Gorski, “Anger Over Gay Marriage Vote Directed At Mormons,” USA Today, Nov. 13, 2008.

42 Lisa Miller, “The Religious Case for Gay Marriage,” Newsweek, Dec. 6, 2008.

43 Tony Perkins, Washington Update, Dec. 9, 2008.

44 Jessica Bennett, Newsweek, Web Exclusive, Dec. 9, 2008.

45 Ellen McCarthy, “Proud Voices,” Washington Post, June 13, 2008.

46 Liz Robbins, “Tax Day Is Met with Tea Parties,” New York Times, April 15, 2009.

47 Paul Krugman, “Tea Parties Forever,” New York Times, April 12, 2009.

48 Howard Fineman, “The GOP Ground Game,” Newsweek, April 18, 2009.

49 MSNBC, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, April 10, 2009.

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Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• CONTENT
• FOREWORD
• INTRODUCTION
• I
• II
• III
• IV
• V
• VI
• VII
• VIII
• IX
• X
• CONCLUSION
• APPENDICES
• FOOT NOTE