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Fox News War On Atheists Continues

The Christian right hate atheists. Given that Fox News is the mouthpiece for the Christian right, it's not surprising that Fox aids and abets this hatred. Perhaps in addition to his fear of gays and Muslims, Roger Ailes also hates atheists. As part of the Fox News persecuted Christian narrative, there is an ongoing attempt to vilify atheists as those who are responsible for these "outrageous" attacks on Christians, Christian crosses, and ski slope Jesus. Whenever any organization seeks to advocate for the separation of church and state, Fox takes the side of those who have no problem with blurring the lines. While Fox, particularly Fox & Friends, provides warm affirmation for signs and billboards proclaiming that Jesus saves and Jesus loves Christmas, they have utter contempt for atheists who put up signs and billboards that support an atheist perspective. In a recent spate of biased coverage about Vanderbilt University's non-discrimination policy, Fox framed it falsely as a way for atheists to take over Christian college clubs and for Fox's faith based audience, that's a scary thought. One of today's ledes on the Fox News website is a story about how the nasty Freedom from Religion Foundation has complained that an Alabama public high school's football team is violating the 1st Amendment because they pray in Jesus name. In the article, Fox's culture clubber Todd Starnes (Fox News radio) hit all the right Fox notes.

The Case of the Slowly Disappearing Glenn Beck

Way back when I was still fairly new to predicting what Glenn Beck might do—in January of ’10—I went out on a limb and made some wild predictions. Subsequent events have proven me remarkably prescient in some areas, but off the mark in others. I’ve since learned it’s not all that easy to predict the unpredictable Beck. I might have to alter my predictions of Beck’s eventual demise after more radio stations abandon the Radio Drama Theatre and the NYT speculates about a post-Beck Fox “News” Channel.

Steve Doocy: The Way To Civil Discourse Is For Media Matters And Olbermann To Just Shut Up

By Aria

Remember when Roger Ailes claimed he told his on-air employees to tone it down? Apparently, they aren't listening. Or if they cross the line past what they can get away with on their TV shows, they take it to Fox News Radio. Take Steve Doocy's comment yesterday on Kilmeade and Friends. When asked if civil discourse among lawmakers was possible, Doocy completely changed the subject to promote stifling of Media Matters and "venomous" Keith Olbermann, saying that civil discourse is only possible if they're both shut down. Naturally, Kilmeade didn't feel the need to challenge this or tell Doocy that he had not even tried to answer the question... Instead, Kilmeade joined in the bashing.

FOX News Recognizes Any Obama Basher No Matter How Ignorant

The FOX News website must be getting desperate for Obama bashing material because they put up this audio clip that will leave you shaking your head in disbelief. Listen below.

O'Reilly misrepresents article to make talk radio victim

Bill O'Reilly's FOX webpage says " No party lines, no distortion, no spin political coverage — no show tackles tough issues like 'The Factor'! " Tonight 7/28/08 one of the linky headlines reads "Talk radio blamed for racial violence." Click through and find this LA Times article about increasing hate-crimes, which says in part: