Wednesday, August 17, 2016

The Media Loves Stories about Olympians, Until They Mention Their Christianity

My acquaintances at GetReligion have made note of this Christianophobia by omission.

Washington Post cuts 'Sacred Heart': Yes, Katie Ledecky had help reaching her golden goals

and

What. It. All. Means. Simone Manuel keeps trying to tell the world her whole story

Reporters in my day [I'm so old] would have never thrown away good stories like this, and certainly not over a snobbish disdain for Christians.

[An aside: Karch Kiraly, the coach of the USA Women's Volleyball Team, and the only volleyballer to have won Olympic gold medals in both beach and indoor volleyball, is an Episcopalian.]