Stations of the Cross

[redstar2000]

Stations Of The Cross

It’s the first Tuesday of April. In Washington, D.C., the magnolia trees are blooming, tourists crowd the sidewalk cafés, and Congress has just returned from its spring recess. CBN News has chosen this time to unveil its new and greatly expanded Washington bureau in the Dupont Circle area, where many major networks have their local headquarters; the three-story brick fortress that houses the Washington operations of CBS News is less than a block away.

CBN’s new digs are abuzz with activity. The Republican Senator Trent Lott came by for an interview earlier in the day, as did Jim Towey, who directs the White House office of faith-based initiatives. Now Lee Webb, the CBN anchor in from Virginia, sits behind the desk in one of the studios preparing to deliver the network’s first half-hour nightly newscast from this gleaming set. Behind him is a floor-to-ceiling world map illuminated in violet and indigo and a screen emblazoned with CBN’s logo. At his side, just beyond the camera’s view, sits a squat pedestal that holds a battered American Standard Bible. Webb lowers his head and folds his hands. “Father, we are grateful for today’s program,” he says. “We pray for your blessing. We ask that what we’re about to do will bring honor to you.” Then the cameras roll.

And do they roll!

This is a good piece on Christian fascist media...

http://www.cjr.org/issues/2005/3/blake-eva...terfriendly=yes

[Zingu]

Her feeding tube had been pulled a week earlier and, Webb tells his viewers, she’s succumbed to the ravages of dehydration. He says she has “flaky skin,” a parched mouth, and “sunken eyes,” and now resembles “prisoners in concentration camps,” according to her brother. Whether or not her lips and skin have actually dried out will become a matter of debate in the mainstream media, with Schiavo’s parents contending that they have, and her husband’s lawyer insisting that they haven’t, and that she is not suffering. But this debate will never enter CBN’s coverage.

Thats utter bullshit; my grandmother stopped drinking fluids when she had cancer, it does not "make you dry up", it simply makes the process of dying faster as your internal ogans shut down. I saw some other shit on there, which isn't worth pointing out.

[SonofRage]

I used the parental controls on my tv to block out the Christian channels. I find them offensive =P

[bed_of_nails]

Two things:

SonofRage: Are you serious?

Second thing: I would not like to dehydrate to death. I would much prefer just being "put down".

[SonofRage]

Originally posted by bed_of_nails@May 15 2005, 07:37 PM
Two things:

SonofRage: Are you serious?

Yes. I block out all the Christian channels so I won't even have to see them for a split second as I'm flipping channels.

[The Garbage Disposal Unit]

STATIONS OF THE CRASS is one of the best albums of all time. Seriously.