Friday, May 11, 2007

Media Ignores Study Revealing Anti-Evangelical Bias
Isn't it newsworthy that a majority of American college faculty members hold unfavorable views of evangelical Christians?
By Colleen Raezler Culture and Media Institute
May 8, 2007

An astonishing 53 percent of American college faculty members hold unfavorable views of evangelical Christians, says a survey released by a Jewish organization – and the media have almost completely ignored the story.

Washington Post religion writer Alan Cooperman reported the story on May 5. The Post is the only major media outlet to report the results of this survey.

Gary A. Tobin, director of the Institute for Jewish and Community Research, told the Post, “When we ask questions like this, we’re asking the respondent to say how they feel about an entire group of people, and whatever image they have of that entire group comes through….There is no question this is revealing bias and prejudice.”
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