CNN's Christiane Amanpour challenges Fox's Bill O'Reilly for the title
“God’s Warriors is an investigation of religion, at a time when religious activism is a signature cultural phenomenon of our times,” said Mark Nelson, vice president and senior executive producer for CNN Productions. “This project’s global scope is ideally suited for the skills of someone with as impressive of a journalistic pedigree as our own Christiane Amanpour.”
For this documentary, Amanpour reports that during the last 30 years, each faith has exploded into a powerful political force, comprised of followers – “God’s warriors” – who share a deep dissatisfaction with modern society, and a fierce determination to place God and religion back into daily life and to the seats of power. Their political and cultural struggles to save the world from what they view as secular materialism, greed and sexual corruption have caused anger, division and fear.
“There are millions of people around the world who feel that their faith is being ignored – pushed aside – and they are certain they know how to make the world right,” Amanpour says. “We cannot and should not ignore them. And, with this report, we’ve tried to explain them.”
CNN Q&A with Amanpour [link]
- August 23, 2007
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Falwell was a bastard. No question about it.
I get the feeling that Amanpour's objective was not to humiliate Christianity or the other faiths. I think what she wanted to do was level the playing field by showing how there are extremists of all faiths, and by revealing that truth she demonstrates her respect for faith in general.
I grew up being taught to respect other people's beliefs. I've been turned off by the hatred and disrespect that many on the left exhibit toward religious people. How can we on the left claim to be accepting and enlightened when we disrespect something that means so much to people?
We should never make religion out to be the source of any of our problems IMO. Religions don't preach the hate. People do. Blame the person, not the faith.
I get the feeling that Amanpour's objective was not to humiliate Christianity or the other faiths. I think what she wanted to do was level the playing field by showing how there are extremists of all faiths, and by revealing that truth she demonstrates her respect for faith in general.
I grew up being taught to respect other people's beliefs. I've been turned off by the hatred and disrespect that many on the left exhibit toward religious people. How can we on the left claim to be accepting and enlightened when we disrespect something that means so much to people?
We should never make religion out to be the source of any of our problems IMO. Religions don't preach the hate. People do. Blame the person, not the faith.
Watched about 30 seconds of it, thought Christine was going to dive under the table and fellate that Rabbi spouting "Wisdom" I haven't witnessed since, since, well, I did last 30 seconds without vomiting.
Clue: It was all stolen from the Babylonian and Egyptian Myths, all three of these phony baloney religions.
Right down to the Star Pharaoh that the fictitious King David was modeled from.
Clue: It was all stolen from the Babylonian and Egyptian Myths, all three of these phony baloney religions.
Right down to the Star Pharaoh that the fictitious King David was modeled from.
O'Reilly goes down? By 25,000? A blow-out? Nevermind that the time slot is 10pm (an hour after O'Reilly's show is over). And since O'Reilly beat her out by 205,000 for the 9pm time slot (again, after O'Reilly's show was over) that constitutes a 'major blow-out'.
You deranged partisan hacks may also want to consider the simple fact that many on the 'right' watch such programming on biased networks such as CNN. This program in particular gained noticed by the 'right' well before it was aired. So, it is logical to assume then then that a large portion of the audience was in fact your enemy, not fellow deranged hacks. That doesn't make it 'better' than O'Reilly or any other show that you have such a deranged hatred for.
But, feel free to 'spin' away.
You deranged partisan hacks may also want to consider the simple fact that many on the 'right' watch such programming on biased networks such as CNN. This program in particular gained noticed by the 'right' well before it was aired. So, it is logical to assume then then that a large portion of the audience was in fact your enemy, not fellow deranged hacks. That doesn't make it 'better' than O'Reilly or any other show that you have such a deranged hatred for.
But, feel free to 'spin' away.
Man, I wish a conservative could for once show up here to my blog and post with a little respect and courtesy.
I should delete your post because I have no obligation to leave it up, but I'll just say this instead: I despise Bill O'Reilly, but I fully accept and understand why he's as popular as he is. He's good at his job. He's effective and entertaining. I just think he's a horrible human being. He masquerades as a reasonable journalist when he's really an arrogant prig who uses character assassination, sneaky editing and set-ups to humiliate interview subjects he disagrees with.
"Blow out" was more wishful thinking than anything else. Obviously, I don't believe Amanpour is going to permanently unseat the Great Bill O'Reilly as top dog, but I was pleased to see a better person actually top his ratings for a change.
I should delete your post because I have no obligation to leave it up, but I'll just say this instead: I despise Bill O'Reilly, but I fully accept and understand why he's as popular as he is. He's good at his job. He's effective and entertaining. I just think he's a horrible human being. He masquerades as a reasonable journalist when he's really an arrogant prig who uses character assassination, sneaky editing and set-ups to humiliate interview subjects he disagrees with.
"Blow out" was more wishful thinking than anything else. Obviously, I don't believe Amanpour is going to permanently unseat the Great Bill O'Reilly as top dog, but I was pleased to see a better person actually top his ratings for a change.
Feel free to delete all posts that are contrary to your opinion. That's the norm with leftist blogs.
What drives you, is not an examination of the facts, but rather 'hatred' - by your own admission.
Which is why you dodged all of the points I made. Additionally, comparing O'Reilly's show, which covers numerous subjects, to a 'special' is ridiculous - apples and oranges. I know.. I know.. you'll take whatever victories you can get.
What drives you, is not an examination of the facts, but rather 'hatred' - by your own admission.
Which is why you dodged all of the points I made. Additionally, comparing O'Reilly's show, which covers numerous subjects, to a 'special' is ridiculous - apples and oranges. I know.. I know.. you'll take whatever victories you can get.
Butch, buddy, if I deleted your post, it would have nothing to do with your opinions but everything to do with your attitude. You don't show up to someone else's house and spit in their face before introducing yourself. It's just not neighborly.
Bring it down a notch, show some respect as I have not yet disrespected you, and then we're cool.
As for dodging the points you made, what points, man? You said there were reasons why people on the right like Bill O'Reilly. I said I know. I know why so many people like Bill O'Reilly, but those reasons have nothing to do with him as a person. I think Bill O'Reilly is a scumbag. I've been watching and listening to his shows for years because he does sometimes make good points. Doesn't change the fact that he's a scumbag human being, but he's great at what he does.
Bring it down a notch, show some respect as I have not yet disrespected you, and then we're cool.
As for dodging the points you made, what points, man? You said there were reasons why people on the right like Bill O'Reilly. I said I know. I know why so many people like Bill O'Reilly, but those reasons have nothing to do with him as a person. I think Bill O'Reilly is a scumbag. I've been watching and listening to his shows for years because he does sometimes make good points. Doesn't change the fact that he's a scumbag human being, but he's great at what he does.
OK, I get it already. You hate liberals. Fine. Now if you quit lashing out, maybe we can have an actual discussion about something.
That's funny. Your posts are full of your hate for O'Reilly, whereas I have made no such hate-filled comments about Amanpour. So, no.. you don't get it.
As far as having a discussion goes, you don't want one. You'd rather expend all of your energy displaying your hatred for O'Reilly and dodge the facts that simply debunk your your original assertions.
Don't look now, but your hypocrisy is showing!
As far as having a discussion goes, you don't want one. You'd rather expend all of your energy displaying your hatred for O'Reilly and dodge the facts that simply debunk your your original assertions.
Don't look now, but your hypocrisy is showing!
Oh, so now you're Bill O'Reilly's guardian angel? That's sweet, man. You scour the net looking for bloggers unfairly criticizing Bill O'Reilly and swoop in to set the record straight.
Please... get over yourself, man. O'Reilly is a public figure and you and I aren't. If I did anything to anyone, it was insulting Bill O'Reilly, not you, and I'll debate O'Reilly anytime you want.
To you I was polite. You're the one who came here with an axe to grind despite never having spoken to me before. You never intended for us to get along. You started out on the wrong foot.
What was that about pots and kettles?
Please... get over yourself, man. O'Reilly is a public figure and you and I aren't. If I did anything to anyone, it was insulting Bill O'Reilly, not you, and I'll debate O'Reilly anytime you want.
To you I was polite. You're the one who came here with an axe to grind despite never having spoken to me before. You never intended for us to get along. You started out on the wrong foot.
What was that about pots and kettles?
Oh please! If anyone needs to get over himself, it is YOU. I'm not defending O'Reilly, just pointing out the hypocrisy of your assinine comments.
And again, you demonstrate how your irrational hatred of O'Reilly negates any possibility of a reasoned discussion about anything. Not only that, but you managed to spin the discussion into all about O'Reilly, when a rational observation of what was posted would reveal that it was about what constituted a 'ratings victory'.
So, yeah.. you are the pot calling the kettle black. But, hey.. if bashing O'Reilly is what gets you through the day - drive on.
And again, you demonstrate how your irrational hatred of O'Reilly negates any possibility of a reasoned discussion about anything. Not only that, but you managed to spin the discussion into all about O'Reilly, when a rational observation of what was posted would reveal that it was about what constituted a 'ratings victory'.
So, yeah.. you are the pot calling the kettle black. But, hey.. if bashing O'Reilly is what gets you through the day - drive on.
This is getting old, Butch, buddy, pal.... Anyone reading up through these comments will be able to formulate their own opinion about it now.
Next time you comment on this blog, please don't start out by insulting me. I know you don't believe that's what you did here, but I do, so I'm just letting it be known. Stick to the topic being discussed, and you're free to humiliate me through your superior intellect and well-reasoned arguments.
All I ask is that you show a little respect while you're tearing me a new one LOL!
Next time you comment on this blog, please don't start out by insulting me. I know you don't believe that's what you did here, but I do, so I'm just letting it be known. Stick to the topic being discussed, and you're free to humiliate me through your superior intellect and well-reasoned arguments.
All I ask is that you show a little respect while you're tearing me a new one LOL!
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Jerry Falwell was one of the most mean-spirited preachers I have ever had the displeasure to hear; but he managed to find the right kind of weak and vulnerable people to pick on: teen age girls and young gay men. Amanpour's questioning of Falwell was sharp, yet strangely kind. Had she picked up on the racial component, this would have given her analysis of American conservative Christianity even more definition. The Christian Zionist movement might be an exception to that, but then, it has other theological problems!