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Originally Posted by shinerbock
...but its amazing how you'll only hear this fact on conservative talk radio.
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It seems to me that "main line" media doesn't generally bring religion into this kind of story.
The World Trade Center story and those of obvious terrorism is different, because of the magnitude and/or the terrorist implications -- state or religious sponsored in particular.
I don't think I've ever heard "A disgruntled Catholic went to the mall and opened fire..." Or, "A Presbyterian attempted to hijack an airliner..." Or, "A Southern Baptist went into a local Post Office and killed several people..."
So why does the "conservative media" (your discription, not mine) feel it's important to point out this persons religion? Isn't that a little sensationalist?
In my opinion, the religion is not relevent to the story unless it can be
proven that it has something to do with the act, or that there is some soft of backing by a Muslim group. The Bosnia background seems more important to me in this case.
Is that the case here?
I don't think that's "PC" but rather standard journalism practice, and that's traditional -- not anything new.
I really don't think we want to get into the habit of reporting the religion of everyone who breaks the law.