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| Posted by: Jeff Davis |
12/9/2007 |
 We now appear to have evidence of what most people have suspected for years. As of December 3, the Star Tribune newspaper had published just six letters in response to Nick Coleman’s attack piece on Archbishop Nienstedt (besides the Archbishop's formal response). And four of the six letters were in support of Coleman. But here's the most revealing fact exposing the newspaper's apparent bias -- NOT ONE of the over 60 letters critical of Coleman's column submitted through our website were published by the newspaper.
We informed our members of this fact last week. They responded by sending over 200 emails to the Star Tribune’s senior management (some even elected to cancel their subscriptions). Star Tribune executives were evidently not very happy. Several members reported terse and angry replies to telephone calls placed to the Star Tribune. Scott Gillespie, the newspaper's editor, officially responded today with a column suggesting that our members’ letters were somehow inferior because they were submitted through our organization’s website. While some of our members' letters made use of some standard talking points, most were original and thoughtful responses to Coleman’s diatribe (see for yourself by reading sample letters submitted by Minnesota Majority members).
One might wonder why Mr. Gillespie seems to be so terribly concerned about the method used to deliver a letter to the editor. The answer is quite simple. For the first time, an independent organization has the ability to measure and confirm what most people have suspected for years. The Star Tribune appears to be censoring the public's response to their Leftist agenda. Mr. Gillespie is now on notice – someone is watching.
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Re: Someone Is Watching |
By merle on
12/24/2007 |
My letters to the Star Tribune have been banned.
I got into an email argument with the person selecting the letters (Gillespie?) a couple years ago. In one of my published letters, I had used the phrase "pro-abortion" in my letter, and they arbitrarily changed it to "pro-choice". I emphasized that it was my letter and my name was attached to it.
This person became very cocky and condescending and told me that I could stop writing letters if I didn't like it. They never published another letter of mine, even though I have submitted many since then.
What ticked me off the most was the attitude that they could do whatever they wanted and to hell with my views, and their cockiness about the whole thing. Typical liberal phony "tolerance". |
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Re: Someone Is Watching |
By Jennifer on
2/3/2008 |
| Regardless of your opinion, attacking an ArchBishop is, at best, the lowest thing on Earth other than attacking a nun. |
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By Rita Moosbrugger on
1/15/2008 |
Nick Coleman stated in his attack on Archbishop John Nienstedt that "The catechism [of the Catholic Church], in my reading, says homosexual acts cannot be approved but does not label them a 'grave evil.'" Two editions of the Catholic Catechism were published because the first was not faithful to the original Latin. The second edition was "revised in accordance with the offical Latin text promulgated by Pope John Paul II." [This statement is found on the title page of the second edition] Regarding the moral description of homosexual acts, it states as follows: "Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that 'homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.' They are contrary to the natural law. they close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved."
A check of the dictionary gives the meaning of "depravity" as "wicknedness." And to distinguish it from corruption, more finely states that depravity is "a disposition or settled tendency to evil."
It is apparent that Mr. Coleman reads in such a way that what he wants to believe is what he sees on the printed page. Archbishop Nienstedt was absolutely correct in his statements regarding homosexuality and the teachings of the Catholic Church. Mr. Coleman discredits himself again.
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By Radical Hippie on
2/3/2008 |
| SAD, but already known for years ... I cancelled my subscription years ago and apparently thousands of others have also. Readership continues to drop. |
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