Big media’s melting down. Movies are in a slump. Why? The media’s
losing money because contemporary secular liberalism is really a kind of
religion. Liberals don’t want to make money. They’re out to win
souls. Oh sure, within the acceptable parameters of their secular
religion, liberals are pleased to make a profit. No doubt Hollywood and
MSM do plenty of market research and such. But it’s obvious that the media
would rather “make a difference” (i.e. gain converts to secular liberalism)
than make money. It wouldn’t be hard for the big newspapers and magazines
to attract reporters and writers from all sides of the political-cultural
spectrum. In fact, a news magazine that truly covered stories from both
the left and the right would excite interest, buzz, loyalty–and make
money. Readers would also be more disposed to forgive mistakes. But big
media doesn’t do this because, for secular journalists, making the culture
more liberal is the mission that gives meaning to life.
Contemporary liberalism seeks to diminish Christianity and promote
secularism. And liberals sometimes do this in ways that play into the
hands of Islamic terrorists. I suppose I could be talking about Newsweek,
but I’m really thinking of “Kingdom of Heaven,” Ridley Scott’s film about
the Crusades. I had the misfortune of seeing “Kingdom of Heaven” the other
day. It is the apotheosis of Hollywood’s secular liberalism. Hatred of
religion. That is what “Kingdom of Heaven” is about. Every scene, every
character, every plot-twist advances the central message: religion
bad/secularism good. Are secular liberals running a campaign against
“people of faith?” You bet they are. Just go to the movies and you’ll see
it. This is not about making money. “Kingdom of Heaven” is pulling
Hollywood further into its slump. Who wants to see this p.c. propaganda,
anyway? No, the media’s on a crusade against religion. And they’re
sinking under the weight of their missionary obsession.
Now check out this nonsensical assertion from today’s New York Times:
“As a rule, Hollywood studios go to great lengths to ensure that their
projects–both in the development stage, and especially when they are
positioned in the marketplace–are free of messages that could be offensive
to any great swath of the moviegoing public.” You’ve got to be
kidding. Has this guy even thought about Hollywood’s treatment of religion?