This morning I noticed a report in the news that said a football team won a game because the Quarterback led them on a final drive for a score in overtime. The quarterback is portrayed as a hero. Well, I saw that game. The Quarterback was thoroughly beaten by the other teams defense. He could not do much of anything. The reason for the win was that the other team made two very bad mistakes and lost the football, called a turnover.
Why was this not reported? Why was the story tilted toward the heroics of the Quarterback on the winning team? How many other events, that I do not witness, are tilted in some direction that does not reflect what actually happened. I think of world events, including news of what the Catholic Church is doing here and there. The Internet does not improve things at all. It just gives more places to look, and look sooner, for inaccurate reporting.
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From Stephanie Logan of Centennial, CO
I sincerely hope your mission thrives. The Church these days seems overly intent on preaching politics and battering its members with ultimatums and threats instead of focusing on the messages of love, forgiveness and daily sacrifice that convert followers from the inside out and are therefore more effective in the long run!
I sincerely hope your mission thrives. The Church these days seems overly intent on preaching politics and battering its members with ultimatums and threats instead of focusing on the messages of love, forgiveness and daily sacrifice that convert followers from the inside out and are therefore more effective in the long run!
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