"The New York Times is pro-voodoo, or perhaps they are just an informal Voodoo Anti-Defamation League. On Saturday, religion writer Samuel G. Freedman wrote a story headlined 'Voodoo, a Source of Comfort in Haiti, Remains Misunderstood.' For political junkies, this passage was the most indulgent:
In American political rhetoric, 'voodoo' functions as a synonym for 'fraudulent,' going back to George Bush’s description of supply-side economics. Would any public figure dare use 'Baptist' or 'Hindu' or 'Hasidic' in the same way?
Freedman also lamented this religion’s mistreatment at the hands of Hollywood movie executives (not a normal complaint from the Times if the movies are raucously caricaturing Christianity)"
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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