http://www.mrc.org/articles/culture en HuffPo Finally Sees Downside to Infidelity http://www.mrc.org/articles/huffpo-finally-sees-downside-infidelity <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/taylor-hughes">Taylor Hughes</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>It was probably considered a gutsy editorial decision around the offices of the Huffington Post. The house organ for the <st1:city><st1:place>Hollywood</st1:place></st1:city> left finally acknowledged a benefit to monogamy: not dying.&nbsp;<img style="float: right;" src="http://themoderatevoice.com/wordpress-engine/files//2012/05/huffingtonpost.jpg" width="237" height="171" />&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/articles/huffpo-finally-sees-downside-infidelity" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles Culture and Media Institute Faith Family Cheating Marriage The Huffington Post Fri, 25 May 2012 15:14:06 +0000 matt.philbin 40200 at http://www.mrc.org CNN Contributor: Conservatives are ‘Anti-Science,’ ‘Anti-Woman’ http://www.mrc.org/articles/cnn-contributor-conservatives-are-anti-science-anti-woman <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/paul-wilson-joe-and-betty-anderlik-fellow-culture-and-media">Paul Wilson, Joe and Betty Anderlik Fellow in Culture and Media</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>“[sigh] When will those mouth-breathing right-wingers give up their caves and clubs and learn to love science?” Pity the sophisticated liberal like CNN contributor Laura Sessions Stepp, whose impatience with Neanderthal misogynists and snake-handlers is palpable.<img src="http://www.baqi.tv/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cnn.jpeg" style="float: right;" width="306" height="157" />&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/articles/cnn-contributor-conservatives-are-anti-science-anti-woman" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles Culture and Media Institute Faith Health Life CNN.com Conservatives contraception Science Tue, 22 May 2012 18:29:14 +0000 matt.philbin 40157 at http://www.mrc.org HuffPo's Cheatin' Heart -- More Anti-Monogamy Propaganda http://www.mrc.org/articles/huffpos-cheatin-heart-more-anti-monogamy-propaganda <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/paul-wilson-joe-and-betty-anderlik-fellow-culture-and-media">Paul Wilson, Joe and Betty Anderlik Fellow in Culture and Media</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Summer is approaching, and wedding season <a href="http://jenny-evans.suite101.com/the-most-popular-month-for-weddings-a114510">is kicking into high gear</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/articles/huffpos-cheatin-heart-more-anti-monogamy-propaganda" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles Culture and Media Institute Faith Family Adultery HuffingtonPost Marriage Mon, 21 May 2012 19:11:03 +0000 matt.philbin 40140 at http://www.mrc.org Grad Student’s ‘Grand Old Party’ Butt Plugs Based on Polling Data http://www.mrc.org/articles/grad-students-grand-old-party-butt-plugs-based-polling-data <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Gay site calls inventor &#039;genius entrepreneur.&#039; </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/paul-wilson-joe-and-betty-anderlik-fellow-culture-and-media">Paul Wilson, Joe and Betty Anderlik Fellow in Culture and Media</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Liberals keep finding new ways to demonstrate their civility and class. <a href="http://mepler.com/#Contact-Bio">NYU graduate student Matthew Epler</a> fashioned polling data for the Republican candidates during the 2012 primary into sex toys called butt plugs – for a telecommunications class. He decided to market his creations, which met with the winking approval of left-wing outlets. </p> <p>The plugs represent the polling data of Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Mitt Romney, rotated around a 3D axis. </p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/articles/grad-students-grand-old-party-butt-plugs-based-polling-data" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles Culture and Media Institute Politics butt plug gay GOP polling data Sat, 19 May 2012 18:11:03 +0000 dan.gainor 40131 at http://www.mrc.org Taliban Terrorism Poetry Gets June Release in U.S. http://www.mrc.org/articles/taliban-terrorism-poetry-gets-june-release-us <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/lauren-thompson">Lauren Thompson</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>On September 11, 2001, thousands of Americans died in an attack that was planned and trained for in Taliban-controlled <st1:country-region><st1:place>Afghanistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/articles/taliban-terrorism-poetry-gets-june-release-us" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles Culture and Media Institute Art & Entertainment International Islamification Patriotism Poetry taliban Wed, 16 May 2012 19:06:22 +0000 matt.philbin 40101 at http://www.mrc.org Fmr. White House Science Analyst: FNC ‘Racism Cloaked in Thinly Veiled Code’ http://www.mrc.org/articles/fmr-white-house-science-analyst-fnc-racism-cloaked-thinly-veiled-code <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/matt-philbin">Matt Philbin</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> By</div> <a href="/author/scott-robbins">Scott Robbins</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><img height="150" width="218" src="http://cache.blippitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Huffington-Post-Logo.jpg" style="float: right;" />Jeff Schweitzer wants to help us “rediscover our inherent good, and act accordingly, individually and collectively,” according to a <a href="http://www.jeffschweitzer.com/books.php">summary</a> of his book, “A New Moral Code.” Unfortunately, that’s going to be difficult in this “new age of McCarthyism” in which the “Fox hydra” is “tearing apart the fabric of our society with vitriol and venom, lies and half-truths.” </p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/articles/fmr-white-house-science-analyst-fnc-racism-cloaked-thinly-veiled-code" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles Culture and Media Institute Media Politics Fox News Channel huffington post Jeff Schweitzer Wed, 16 May 2012 13:52:32 +0000 matt.philbin 40096 at http://www.mrc.org ABC Cancels Christian-Bashing Show ‘GCB’ http://www.mrc.org/articles/abc-cancels-christian-bashing-show-gcb <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Fate decided by poor ratings after more than 100 attacks on Christians. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/lauren-thompson">Lauren Thompson</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Despite ABC’s best efforts to degrade Christianity and Texans, the anti-Christian hate-mongering series “GCB” (short for “Good Christian Bitches”) has been <a href="http://www.christianpost.com/news/abc-cancels-controversial-gcb-series-74850/">canceled</a> because of poor performance in the ratings</p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/articles/abc-cancels-christian-bashing-show-gcb" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles Culture and Media Institute Art & Entertainment abc christian GCB Good Christian Bitches Mon, 14 May 2012 15:29:17 +0000 dan.gainor 40068 at http://www.mrc.org Hollywood: Driving the Homosexual Agenda for 40 Years http://www.mrc.org/articles/hollywood-driving-homosexual-agenda-40-years <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/paul-wilson-joe-and-betty-anderlik-fellow-culture-and-media">Paul Wilson, Joe and Betty Anderlik Fellow in Culture and Media</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><st1:place>Hollywood</st1:place> celebrities <a href="http://twitchy.com/2012/05/09/celebs-gleefully-lick-evolver-in-chiefs-boots/">exuberantly</a> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/obama-gay-marriage-endorsement-celebrities-sound-off_n_1504061.html">celebrated</a> President Obama’s recent <a href="http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-same-sex-couples-should-be-able-get-married">declaration of support for gay marriage</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/articles/hollywood-driving-homosexual-agenda-40-years" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles Culture and Media Institute Art & Entertainment Faith Family Politics gay hollywood Thu, 10 May 2012 18:33:15 +0000 matt.philbin 40044 at http://www.mrc.org NBC’s Brian Williams: ‘Unmitigated Joy’ Over Daughter’s Graphic TV Sex Scenes http://www.mrc.org/articles/nbcs-brian-williams-unmitigated-joy-over-daughters-graphic-tv-sex-scenes <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/lauren-thompson">Lauren Thompson</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>NBC anchor Brian Williams likes skin, and doesn’t seem to care whose. He once <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2012/01/05/brian-williams-gushes-over-shirtless-obama-vacation-photos">gushed</a> over a shirtless President Obama. Now, he’s enthusiastic about his own daughter, Allison Williams taking it off (to put it politely) for the public.</p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/articles/nbcs-brian-williams-unmitigated-joy-over-daughters-graphic-tv-sex-scenes" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles Culture and Media Institute Art & Entertainment Family Life Allison Williams Brian Williams girls Fri, 04 May 2012 19:47:29 +0000 matt.philbin 39995 at http://www.mrc.org ‘The Perfect Family’ Mocks Devout Catholics as Unthinking Bigots http://www.mrc.org/articles/perfect-family-mocks-devout-catholics-unthinking-bigots <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> New film celebrates obligatory homosexual subplot and gay marriage. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/paul-wilson-joe-and-betty-anderlik-fellow-culture-and-media">Paul Wilson, Joe and Betty Anderlik Fellow in Culture and Media</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Mockery of religion in general and Catholicism in particular is commonplace in Hollywood – from Showtime’s <a href="http://www.sho.com/sho/the-borgias/home">“The Borgias”</a> to the recent <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp-om69-fBo">“Three Stooges”</a> movie which features Kate Upton wearing a “nun-kini.” The latest installment of Catholic-bashing, <a href="http://www.theperfectfamilymovie.com/">“The Perfect Family,”</a> is slated to come out May 4 – and predictably stereotypes Catholics who believe and practice what their Church teaches as unfeeling busybodies. </p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/articles/perfect-family-mocks-devout-catholics-unthinking-bigots" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles Culture and Media Institute Art & Entertainment gay Kathleen Turner LGBT movie Perfect Family Wed, 02 May 2012 20:42:05 +0000 dan.gainor 39971 at http://www.mrc.org