The Mainstream Media's Shallow Coverage of (Rick Perry's) The Response

The Mainstream Media's Shallow Coverage of The Response by Forrest Wilder

When evangelist Don Finto took the stage at The Response on Saturday and basically called for the mass conversion of Jews to Christianity, I looked around the press room to see if anyone's ears perked up.

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None of the D.C.-based political reporters for top-shelf publications (Politico, Washington Post, New York Times) seemed to notice or care about a number of peculiar moments throughout the event – as if anything short of snake-handling and holy rolling wouldn't merit mention.

There was probably a time when an evangelist calling for the mass conversion of Jewish people to Christianity at an event "initiated" by a mainstream presidential contender would ruffle some feathers. Apparenly not anymore.

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Keener observers of the religious right than I, however, have noted that politics and faith for "movement" Christians are inseparable. Trying to compartmentalize the two is folly. Says Slate's Dave Weigel, a well-respected reporter on the right-wing:



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