Vomitous Propaganda

Why does the mainstream media promote Islam, but not any other religion? What do they get out of it? I presume that the majority of American journalists are secular since religion is not central in the culture of educated western liberals. Indeed, at Big Snotty University, I would say that over half of the applicants say "none" or leave the line blank when asked about their religious affiliation. In that context then, this headline on the Yahoo homepage is unbelievable. I mean, you would never see these headlines on a main page, if at all: "Praying at the Wailing Wall is Exhilirating for Young American Jews" or "Contemplating Blades of Grass Swaying in the Wind Exhilirating for Young Buddhist-Americans" or "Billy Graham Revival Meeting Exhilirating for Young Christians." Why is Islam acceptable to secular liberal journalists, but not these other religions? The headline didn't even specify that it was Muslims that were exhilirated by the Hajj, it just said that "Americans" were exhilirated as if all of America is so excited that a bunch of Muslims are tramping around a rock and slaughtering goats. Honestly.

Oh Shit! I just checked the article again before posting it and the headline changed from "Hajj Exhilirating for Young Americans" to "Hajj an Adventure for Young Americans." WTF? Did the AP realize how ridiculous it looked to be shilling for a particular religion like an evangelist? I've almost completely stopped watching the news on television or reading newspapers, whether online or print, because the quality is so low. Every now and then, however, a headline just jumps out at me and reminds me of why I've given up reading these mediums.

One other thought: how did the reporter manage to find a Jew at the Hajj? Muschelewicz is a very Jewish sounding name. He sounds like a tool.