As regular readers may have noticed, I have been known to quote WorldNetDaily from time to time. Their news coverage is a welcome change from the Israel-bashing of some of the mainstream media outlets, and they tend to report stories that other outlets ignore. Furthermore, I enjoy reading some of its columnists, such as Joseph Farah and Michelle Malkin. My only criticism is that they tend to be very “Christian” and condescending towards the other religious beliefs. Even some of the pro-Israel articles are written from a fundamentalist Christian perspective, and suggest that the only true way is belief in Jesus.
While in the past, I have paid lip service to this, an article in today’s edition went too far.
New turn in Dr. Laura’s spiritual journey documents Dr Laura Schlessinger’s lack of fulfillment with Judaism, the religion to which she converted. However, the article has a clear agenda:
“By and large, the faxes from Christians have been very loving, very supportive,” she said. “They’d say, ‘We’re praying for you.’ ‘We hope you can attain this because of the work you do.’ ‘We can see how committed you are.’ ‘You are doing God’s work.’ ‘It’s a shame you haven’t been able to feel. …’ really supportive, nice stuff. From my own religion, I have either gotten nothing, which is 99 percent of it, or two of the nastiest letters I have gotten in a long time. I guess that’s my point, I don’t get much back. Not much warmth coming back. It’s intellectual, argumentative and angry. If anything, that’s all solidified me where I am.”
Schlessinger said she has envied her Christian friends who talk about their relationship with God.
“I have envied all my Christian friends who really, universally, deeply, feel loved by God,” she told her listeners last Tuesday. “They use the name Jesus, in referring to God. My Christian friends generally talk about Jesus when referring to God. That was a mystery, feeling connected to God. To me that was a mystery, and I was very sad about that and very envious of my friends.”
Although I respect religious Christians and value their support for Israel, I do not believe that a news service that claims to be a “free press for a free people” should have a religious agenda.