Religious Views

Allison Kaplan Sommer highlights a John Stewart segment on Lebanon War coverage this is simultaneously depressing and hilarious, like so much else from the American news media.

On another note, I don't know who's sponsoring these "Israel is Under Attack" TV ads in which you can dial a toll free number to support Israel in some unknown manner, but they're driving me crazy. It's obviously a religious group, as they keep quoting the Bible about giving comfort to innocents in their time of need. Sadly, Lebanese innocents don't appear to register on their radar (even though they do on most Israelis'), and I'm pretty sure God cares about them, too.