George TillerIn an email to supporters today, the Family Action Council's David Fowler offers a justification for the murder of Dr. George Tiller and then claims--oh no!--he's not doing that at all. It's an annoying little ploy that Fowler uses in many of his weekly emails: He'll say something really outrageous, then try to cover his ass by claiming he didn't really mean it. In this one, he graciously acknowledges, "Murder is murder whether the person is still in the womb or has survived the wom
Vandals spray-painted insults on a mosque overnight and left a threatening letter to Nashville's Muslims. Islamic leaders blame Channel 5's sensationalized two-night report on a crackpot organization's unfounded accusations against a Middle Tennessee Muslim community.
Vandals spray-painted "Muslims Go Home" and a Crusaders' cross on the walls of Al-Farooq Mosque on Nolensville Road, which primarily serves members of the Somali community, says Salaad Nur, a spokesman. He says the Islamic
​How much criticism does NewsChannel 5 really deserve for its "Islamville" pair of stories aired last week? The station's news operation came under heavy fire both for the report itself--Pith's Jeff Woods called it "a new low in TV journalism"--and for the story's possible role inciting vandalism at a Nashville mosque.
Judging NewsChannel 5's actions purely by the content of the actual stories it aired, there is little here that one would label seriously inappropriate or unethical. In part on
Andrew Sullivan picks up both the City Paper and Pith reports on the aftermath of the Al-Farooq mosque vandalism. How come the loons don't pester him? (h/t: Steve H.)
