Tag: politics

  • The Tongue is a Fire! – Religion

    The Fire of the Tongue, the Rhetoric of Politics and Religion In our previous look at public controversy in the media we began with the clash of politics, mentioning the trial of Socrates in 399 B.C. Today we begin coverage of the clashes of religion and the church with everyday culture. For, “THE ONE WHO…

    newscaster from the movie Network, text: Are you mad as hell?
  • The Tongue is a Fire! – Politics

    In politics bitter tongues spew hatred from each side over the airwaves and into our devices. Broadcasters claim a ‘balanced,’ supposedly unbiased approach, while we ask: ‘What now? Will this never end?’ Oh, the hateful words of a tongue on fire! Media broadcasts them every day, sometimes even minute by minute. BREAKING NEWS! (Politics, again)…

    newscaster from the movie Network, text: Are you mad as hell?
  • The Unfaithful City

    Isaiah:1: 21 How the faithful city has become a whore, she who was full of justice! Righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers. 22 Your silver has become dross, your best wine mixed with water. 23 Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not bring justice to the fatherless, and the widow’s cause does not…