Christian terrorists hijack a plane

[adpiucf]

Originally Posted by _Opi_

And they all deserve ... equal media coverage.

Yes, but currently Islamists are way ahead of Fundamental Christian terrorists in terms of current events.

The media determines media coverage. This story certainly meets the So What Factor. But given that Christianity is the dominant Western religion, I don't think we're going to see huge exposes on the Christian Fundamentalist Conspiracy.

[valkyrie]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

But given that Christianity is the dominant Western religion, I don't think we're going to see huge exposes on the Christian Fundamentalist Conspiracy.

That's too bad. Seriously.

[RACooper]

Originally Posted by valkyrie

That's too bad. Seriously.

/cosign

Seriously, even the most radical or fundamentalist Muslim doesn't consider "the end of the world" or "end times" a good thing, or at least something to look forward to...

[shinerbock]

Did you guys not read the part where the passengers didn't even know the plane was being hijacked? Now I mean, label them terrorists if you will, but from what I've read they were never really a threat to anyone.

[valkyrie]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Did you guys not read the part where the passengers didn't even know the plane was being hijacked?

So if some gelhead drugs you and, you know, sticks it in the ol' pooper but you're passed out and don't know it's happening, that's totally cool, right?

[RACooper]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Yes, but currently Islamists are way ahead of Fundamental Christian terrorists in terms of current events.

The media determines media coverage. This story certainly meets the So What Factor. But given that Christianity is the dominant Western religion, I don't think we're going to see huge exposes on the Christian Fundamentalist Conspiracy.

I think _Opi_ made a good point with the title of this thread... in that because Christianity is the dominant faith in the West, we are forgiving or give a pass to, fundamentalists and radicals in "our" own faith...

Also look at the labelling of the thread, or even how it is reported in the news... the two hijackers (who yes, are terrorists according to the 'Bush' doctrine of terrorism) are reported as just that 'two hijackers' ~ BUT if they had say been Muslim, then it would have been all over the news as 'two MUSLIM men'. Why though? Why is that the "Western" media is so ready to use faith (and ethnicity) as an identifier or qualifier? I mean why is one gunman who goes on a rampage described as "disturbed" or "deranged" and others simply described as "Muslim"?

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

The media determines media coverage.

My guess is that with so much going on between the school shootings and the Page/Congress scandal, what might have been a story on a slower news day simply got pushed aside.

The whole thing seems to have been pretty tame in relation to what we have come to expect from a hi-jacking.

Whether that's right or wrong, I'd have to leave that to an expert on journalistic ethics.

There have been several times when an airliner has been diverted (a couple here to Denver) when a passenger became unruly or made comments they shouldn't have. The ones here were carried by local media, but did not make the national press.