Why is the media biased?

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Why is the media biased?

Savannah Guthrie, one of the anchors on NBC’s Today show, interviewed Covington student Nick Sandmann yesterday morning. I watched the interview, then watched the response. It was as though two completely different conversations took place.

Critics on the left lambasted the show for giving Sandmann a platform to tell his side of the story. Critics on the right castigated Guthrie for asking the young man if he felt he did anything wrong or owed anyone an apology.

Meanwhile, his Catholic school reopened later in the morning under extra security measures as the students face continued criticism and threats.

How the media covered the DC conflict

I described last weekend’s confrontation in Washington in yesterday’s Daily Article. One factor the conflict made clear is that media coverage of news events seems more biased than ever.

When video of the confrontation first emerged, it seemed to show white students wearing Make America Great Again hats instigating the clash. Liberal media outlets and celebrities were quick to brand Sandmann and his fellow students as racists.

When longer videos emerged that faulted others, conservative outlets and celebrities rose to the students’ defense and condemned liberal media for their earlier response.

Is this an isolated event, or is media bias real and growing?

Is media bias real?

Our ministry is nonpartisan and attempts to be as objective as possible. However, the facts indicate a clear bias in the media favoring liberal candidates and agendas. For instance:

Only 3 percent of major newspapers who endorsed a presidential candidate in 2016 endorsed Donald Trump.

A recent study found that over the last fourteen years, employees at Google gave 90 percent of their political donations to Democrats. Amazon, Apple, and Facebook employees gave to Democratic candidates at similar rates.

Social media companies use algorithms that seem clearly biased against conservative sources. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently…

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‘Read the Bible, pray and love one another’, Justin Welby offers LGBT advice to confused Christians

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‘Read the Bible, pray and love one another’, Justin Welby offers LGBT advice to confused Christians

Justin Welby has been speaking to Premier in a wide ranging interview and admitted there’s no simple answer to the ongoing battles within his Church.

While some claim the Church is moving away from the Bible, others claim a greater welcome needs to be given to LGBT people.

 

“Is there a simple answer?” he asked. “If there was a simple answer we would have found it. It is a complex of things and every church – not just the Anglicans – every church is struggling and has always struggled between the balance of what holiness looks like and how we treat those who fall short.

“Do we condemn them and expel them? Or do we only let them go on in the Church under certain conditions? Do we ignore it and say it really doesn’t matter? Of course not. But the difference between setting the ideal and applying that ideal pastorally has always been a tension for the church and these issues are hugely, hugely, hugely important.”

 

Welby called on those on both sides of the divide to work towards a better understanding of each other.

He said: “It’s real people who’s lives are deeply impacted and whoever it is, whatever view they take, conservative or liberal, revisionist or orthodox traditionalist, part of it – and I struggle with this, I’m not pretending I find it easy – we have to hear what they are saying.

“The trouble is sometimes people…

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‘LGBT agenda’ could threaten our church gatherings, says Francis Chan

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‘LGBT agenda’ could threaten our church gatherings, says Francis Chan

In an interview with Premier Christianity magazine, Chan said large churches require a huge amount of money to run Sunday services, but the “LGBT agenda” could jeopardise the tax breaks which thousands of churches and Christian organisations currently receive, thereby making expensive services untenable.

 

“Do you realise how volatile our system is of our church gatherings? How much money it requires? All it takes is one law that changes the tax breaks that we get and so many churches would have to shut their doors. And when you look at the LGBT agenda, and whatever else is going on in the government, you just think: ‘How can I continue with this system that is so dependent on so much money and so many breaks from the government?’

“That can’t be the future. Too much has changed.”

While Chan said he didn’t know if persecution would happen, he warned “it certainly seems like it’s headed in that direction”.

In his latest book Letters to the Church, Chan makes the case for smaller churches where Christians meets in one another’s homes and there’s no need to purchase expensive buildings.

“The great movements around the world are not from one person preaching to thousands but by mobilising hundreds and thousands of believers to trust the word of God and trust the Holy Spirit,” he says.

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    Missionary ‘exposed remote Brazil tribe to risk of death’

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    Missionary ‘exposed remote Brazil tribe to risk of death’

    The Indigenous Affairs department (FUNAI) claims Steve Campbell risked exposing the Hi-Merimã tribe to disease and death last month.

    In a statement seen by Thomson Reuters Foundation, a spokesman said: “It’s a case of rights violation and exposure to risk of death to isolated indigenous population.

     

    “Even if direct contact has not occurred, the probability of transmission of diseases to the isolated is high.”

    Mr Campbell, who belongs to Greene Baptist Church in the US state of Maine, told the Folha de São Paulo newspaper he was in the area by accident.

     

    Located in the north-western state of Amazonas, the Hi-Merimã is one of a number of tribes in Brazil which has virtually no contact with the outside world.

    Virtually cut off from wider society, remote tribes may not benefit from vaccinations.

    Stephen Corry, from Survival, a group which supports tribal peoples, said: “Fundamentalist Christian American missionaries must be stopped from this primitive urge to contact previously uncontacted tribes.

     

    “It may lead to the martyrdom they seek, but it always ends up killing tribespeople.”

    Officials say they will notify federal prosecutors and the police….

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    Joyce Meyer Devotional 24 January 2019 — Greater Things

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    Topic: Greater Things [Joyce Meyer Devotional 24 January 2019]

    “Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.” — Jeremiah 33:3 (AMP)

    Satan is constantly waging war on the battlefield of the mind.

    Our soul is the tangible area between our spirit—the place where God Himself lives—and our physical body. It is made up of our mind, will, and emotions—it tells us what we think, what we want, and how we feel.

    When our mind is constantly stirred up with concern, worry, and anxiety, our God-given inner voice of insight and understanding becomes drowned out. In this unstable state, we no longer know what God’s will is regarding what we should and shouldn’t do.

    When we allow the enemy to overtake our mind with worry and anxiety instead of following God’s Spirit, we are living the life of the flesh, and it keeps us out of God’s will.

    Romans 8:8 says that . . . those who are living the life of the flesh [catering to the appetites and impulses of their carnal nature] cannot please or satisfy God, or be acceptable to Him (AMPC).

    This does not mean that God doesn’t love us. It simply means that He is not satisfied with, nor will He accept, fleshly behavior.

    God cares about us and about our needs. He wants greater things for us than we want for ourselves. We must fight hard to resist the temptation to accept the devil’s endless lies.

    When I finally got fed up with not having any peace in my life, I made a decision to do whatever I needed to do to get it. I asked God what I should do. His response was clear:

    “Joyce, you need to begin living on a deeper level.” Eventually, the Lord made it apparent to me that the deeper level on which I needed to live was the level of the Spirit.

    In order for us to truly enjoy the abundant life Jesus died to give us, we need to stop worrying about what we think we want and need, and start following the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

    That’s the message against worry. It doesn’t matter if your need is food, a job, the right clothing, the best schools for your children, your future, or the future of your family—God knows and God cares. The trick of Satan is to whisper, “God doesn’t care about you. If God truly cared, you wouldn’t be in this mess.”

    When we focus on ourselves—what we don’t have—we have little energy left to focus on others and reaching out to help them. We don’t give money freely when we’re afraid or worried that we’ll lose our job or not have enough to pay our own bills. But when we trust God to provide for every need, we are free to share what we have.

    Let me encourage you to stop worrying about your own needs and instead focus on the Word of God. You might even need to say to yourself out loud, “God does love me, and nothing can separate me from His love. He has heard my confession of sin, and He has forgiven and cleansed me. God has a positive plan for my future because His Word says so” (see Romans 8:38-39; 1 John 1:9; Jeremiah 29:11).

    Every time worry and anxiety come up to try and steal your righteousness, peace, and joy, find out what the Word of God says, and then open your mouth and speak the Word.

    God’s ultimate goal is to get us to the point where no matter what is going on, we remain calm. Who is going to keep us calm? The answer to that question is the power of the Holy Spirit working on the inside of us. God wants us to develop the habit of running to Him for the grace to resist the lies of the devil. Eventually the truth will win out and change our life!

    Prayer Starter: My heavenly Father, thank You for caring for me and for assuring me that You will provide for every need I have. Too often, I’ve allowed worry to creep in and steal my joy or my peace. Because of worries over little things, sometimes I’ve been unable to focus on the greater things in this life You do for me. In the name of Jesus Christ, free me from the things that bind me so I can be totally free to worship and serve You. Amen.

    If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Joyce Meyer Daily Devotional HERE’’

    From Joyce Meyer’s Ministries.

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    Open Heaven 24 January 2019 Prayer Points on Today – Benefits of Waiting on the Lord

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    Open Heaven 24 January 2019 Prayer Points on Today – Benefits of Waiting on the Lord

    Benefits of Waiting on the Lord

    1.I worship and Adore You, my Father, because You are the rewarder of them that diligently seek and serve You.

    Also Read: Open Heaven 24 January 2019 Daily Devotional

    2.Thank You, Jesus, for leaving all Your glory in heaven, to take the form of man, in order to save me from eternal destruction.

    3.Thank You, Jesus, for the great and precious price You paid for me with Your blood, for the salvation of soul.

    4.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name.

    5.Father, give me the grace to wait on You in Jesus’ name.

    6.Father, let me always be willing to give up my personal comfort, rights and privileges, for the sake of the gospel of Christ, and for the expansion of Your kingdom, in Jesus’ name.

    7.Father, give me the grace to endure the suffering of this present world, for the glory and joy that are placed ahead of me, in Jesus’ name.

    8.Father, help me to cultivate the habit of waiting upon You in praise, worship and praying regularly, in Jesus’ name.

    9.Father, please, help me to live through today, without committing a single sin, in Jesus’ name.

    10.Father, reward Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, for all his labours of love in Your vineyard, in Jesus’ name.

    11.Father, bless Your son, that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures; help him to overcome every challenge of getting these prayer points across to Your children timely, on daily basis, in Jesus’ name.

    12.Your Personal petitions. (Philippians 4:6)

    13.In Jesus name I pray. (John 14:13-14; 15:16)

    14.Thank you Father for answered prayers. (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

    These prayers have no expiry date! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus name.

    Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye’s book Ministry, in Jesus name.

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    MFM Daily Devotional 24 January 2019 – Not God’s Idea (I)

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    MFM Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional 24 January 2019 By Dr. D.K Olukoya – Not God’s Idea (I)

    TOPIC: Not God’s Idea (I) (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Daily Devotional 24 January 2019)

    FIRE SCRIPTURE: Genesis 2:21-25

    Bible In One Year: Exodus 9-11; Matthew 15:21-39

    MEMORY VERSE: “A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach.” – 1 Timothy 3:2

    The MESSAGE:

    Christian marriage originated from God, it is God’s idea and the foundation of social structure called family. Man is redefining so many things God has created and made beautiful from the beginning. Sometimes, people attribute it to modernisation; some attribute it to lack of contentment and inquisitiveness on the part of man. Christian marriage is one of the institution man is erroneously redefining. God is the originator and founder of the institution of marriage. It is solely His idea. He has plan, purpose and blueprint on how it should be constituted, those who are supposed to come together in the conjugal union, the roles of each party in the covenant partnership, the benefits of partners fulfilling their parts of the covenant and the consequences of not doing so.

    Not all marriages are Godly. They are not Godly because they are not following the blueprint and divine manual enshrined in God’s word (the Bible). Today, divorce and separation rates have reached an alarming height. Couples run their marriages based on human ideas and wisdom rather than God’s idea. Some are even using the devil’s idea and methods to run their marriages, neglecting the word of God. Beloved, this is the main reason the world records thousands of cases of failed marriages on a daily basis.

    Marriages that are established on ungodly and sinful foundations are bound to fail and collapse. What are these kinds of marriages that we find in the world today? First, it is not God’s idea that a man should get married to another man or a woman to another woman. God’s standard and idea is marriage between a man and a woman (Genesis 2:21-25).

    Second, it is not God’s idea that a man or woman should get married to his blood relation (brother, sister, cousin, nephew, niece, step brother, step sister, step mother and step father, etc.) as is the practice in some parts of the world today. Incest is a great sin in the sight of the Lord (Leviticus 18:1-18; Deuteronomy 20:11-21).

    In addition, it is not God’s idea that a Christian get married to an unconverted pagan. Abraham stressed this point to Eliazar, his servant, when he sent Eliazar to go and get a wife for Isaac (Genesis 24). The patriarch knew the implication of a circumcised person getting married to an uncircumcised person. Besides, God Himself acknowledged that Abraham would obey Him and ensure that his household does so too. Conversely, the Bible records that Solomon did not end as well as he started with God (1 Kings 11:1-8). Beloved, to obey is better than sacrifice. Be wise!

    MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
    A GODLY MARRIAGE PRODUCES GODLY CHILDREN WHO ARE ASSETS TO THE SOCIETY AT LARGE.

    PROPHETIC WORD:
    Your marriages shall experience the peace of God.

    PRAYER POINTS:

    MORNING

    1. I remove my marriage from the dominion of the powers of darkness, in the name of Jesus.
    2. I reject every spirit of financial embarrassment in my marriage, in the name of Jesus.
    3. I kick out every spirit of error in my marriage, in the name of Jesus.
      EVENING
    4. O God my Father, give me the power to do Your will in my marriage, in the name of Jesus.
    5. I cancel every evil vow affecting me negatively, in the name of Jesus.
    6. I destroy the time table of the enemy for my life, in the name of Jesus.
    7. I remove my name and my family’s name from the register of untimely death, in the name of Jesus.

    “If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read MFM Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional HERE

    MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)

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    DCLM Daily Manna 24 January 2019 – Shine the Light

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    Topic: Shine the Light [DCLM Daily Manna 24 January 2019 Daily Devotional by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi]

    Text: Exodus 27:9-21 (KJV)

    Key Verse: “And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always” (Exodus 27:20).

    MESSAGE:

    One of the most difficult things for believers is not to profess faith in God, but to live a shining and sparking life. Yet, this is what makes the difference between those who love Jesus Christ and those who do not.

    Moses had been receiving instructions from God on how to construct the tabernacle in the wilderness. Here, the Lord explained to him how to make the courtyard of the tabernacle. He was told of the curtains to adorn various sides of the tabernacle, their lengths and quality. He was to make pillars and sockets and hooks and fillets for the tabernacle; some of brass work and others of silver. The gate of the courtyard was to be draped in blue, purple and scarlet curtains, made of fine needlework. The curtains were to be made to measure a hundred cubits in length, fifty cubits in breadth and five cubits in height. All the vessels of the tabernacle, including the pins were to be made of brass. It was to be an imposing edifice that should be made of brass. It was to be an imposing edifice that should be made of brass. It was to be an imposing edifice that should command the awe and reverence of God. The work done, Moses was to instruct the Israelites to offer pure olive oil to serve as fuel for the tabernacle lamp which must burn perpetually.

    As Christians, we are the tabernacle of God today. He has made us to a specification of righteousness and holiness. But the beauty of the Christian life is in the quality of God’s grace that we possess. Grace is the oil that makes our lives to shine. It produces in us works of love, compassion and patience. When we possess the grace of God, our lives will positively impact others. Our lives will lead people to Christ and not repel them. Is your life a shining and burning light? Jesus said, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).

    Thought For The Day: A life full of grace is a continual praise to God.

    Bible Reading In One Year: Exodus 26-29

    If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Deeper Christian Life Ministry, DCLM Daily Manna HERE

    DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.

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    Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

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    Seeds of Destiny 24 January 2019 Devotional – Making the Choice to Stand with God

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    Topic: Making the Choice to Stand with God [Seeds of Destiny 24 January 2019 Devotional]

    Scripture: And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15.

    Thought For The Day: To take a stand for God is to become a standard in life.

    Life is a product of choice; what or where you would be in life is a product of your decision. People remain where they are in life because of indecision.

    It is important to note that dedication is critical to becoming great in life. One implication of taking sides with God is making the choice to take a stand for God; a public stand for God. There must be a choice if a person must stand and remain with God. It is taking a public stand with God like Elijah who said, ‘…before God whom I stand…’ (1 Kings 17:1). When you take a stand with God, people will know you with God. Those who are not dedicated cannot take a stand for God; they cannot tolerate what is not pleasant on behalf of God and the Kingdom; they are allergic to controversy and addicted to convenience. If becoming a Christian would make them look controversial, they would not take a spiritual stand with God. They are married to what is convenient. No one goes far with God who refuses to make the choice to stand with God. To take a stand for God is to become a standard in life.

    Beloved, as a Christian, you must make up your mind to stand out for God and speak against the ungodly work of darkness wherever you find yourself. Make the choice to stand for God.

    Remember this: To take a stand for God is to become a standard in life.

    Assignments:

    1. Make the choice to take a stand for God even if it means to stand alone.
    2. Make the principles of God’s Word your standard for living.

    Prayer: Father, I ask that You give me the grace to take a stand for You even if it means to stand alone, Lord in Jesus’ Name.

    FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: UNDERSTANDING DEDICATION (PART 5).

    Daily Reading: Genesis 48:1 to 49:33, Matthew 15:29 to 16:12, Psalm 20:1 to 9, Proverbs 4:20 to 27.

    Today In History: 24/01/1899 – Humphrey O’Sullivan patented the rubber heel.

    Amazing Fact: The cornea is the only tissue in the human body which doesn’t contain blood vessels.

    Quote: Occupants of the secret place of the Most High can never be victims of the adversary. Culled from PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche.

    Also Read: Click HERE to read Other Inspirational Messages by Pastor Paul Enenche

    Today’s devotional was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors. It is a power-packed arena where God’s Presence, Principles and Power are at work for the salvation, healing and restoration of human destinies and dignities

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    Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

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