Comments on: Why is there no coverage at the Christian Post about Richard Land’s troubles? https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/04/20/why-is-there-no-coverage-at-the-christian-post-about-richard-lands-troubles/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Wed, 30 May 2018 18:15:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Richard Willmer https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/04/20/why-is-there-no-coverage-at-the-christian-post-about-richard-lands-troubles/#comment-80575 Wed, 30 May 2018 18:15:51 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11424#comment-80575 Glad to hear the Obamas have paid 31% of their gross income in tax (in line with what the tax nominally requires, so the Christian Post suggests). That’s encouraging, especially when so many of the well-off pay a so much smaller percentage, while those who are less well-off often pay up at around the 30% mark.

(While I’m all in favour of generous charitable giving – and try to ‘do my bit’ myself – I think it’s worth remembering that ‘tithing’ was probably first deemed a ‘requirement’ in the days when general taxation as we understand it today – which in a sense is what tithing itself perhaps originally was – was not applied on an annual basis.)

]]> By: David Roberts https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/04/20/why-is-there-no-coverage-at-the-christian-post-about-richard-lands-troubles/#comment-60734 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:45:28 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11424#comment-60734 The Christian Post started out with what seemed like an attempt to be even-handed, albeit from a Christian POV. However, at some point in the last year or two, the quality of the writing there went downhill and made a decidedly partisan turn for the worse. Even basic fact checking suffers now. I don’t see anything to make them stand out from the crowd of mediocre outlets which currently plague that venue.

]]> By: David Roberts https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/04/20/why-is-there-no-coverage-at-the-christian-post-about-richard-lands-troubles/#comment-75174 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:45:28 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11424#comment-75174 The Christian Post started out with what seemed like an attempt to be even-handed, albeit from a Christian POV. However, at some point in the last year or two, the quality of the writing there went downhill and made a decidedly partisan turn for the worse. Even basic fact checking suffers now. I don’t see anything to make them stand out from the crowd of mediocre outlets which currently plague that venue.

]]> By: Richard Willmer https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/04/20/why-is-there-no-coverage-at-the-christian-post-about-richard-lands-troubles/#comment-60733 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:32:06 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11424#comment-60733 ( Judging by the comments on the CP article, the anti-Obama article is getting somewhat ‘mixed’ reviews, with some commenters expressing reservations about its apparently ‘partisan’ nature, and others making some [IMHO] well-informed remarks about tithing. 🙂 )

]]> By: Richard Willmer https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/04/20/why-is-there-no-coverage-at-the-christian-post-about-richard-lands-troubles/#comment-75177 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:32:06 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11424#comment-75177 ( Judging by the comments on the CP article, the anti-Obama article is getting somewhat ‘mixed’ reviews, with some commenters expressing reservations about its apparently ‘partisan’ nature, and others making some [IMHO] well-informed remarks about tithing. 🙂 )

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