I don’t normally read or write on articles from sources like the “National Catholic Register” but one got shared to me, so I was inclined to read it. The article is entitled “Face of the New Atheism” and documents an interview by Jeff Gardener with Dr. PZ Myers.
I had some good hopes for this article, after a fairly neutral introduction, however, on second reading I notice the bias slip in:
He moved from semi-celebrity among atheists and evolutionists to widespread notoriety when he blogged a tirade about the University of Central Florida student Webster Cook, who stole the Blessed Sacrament and held it hostage. [Emphasis added]
First misconception: Webster Cook was given the cracker in church, there was no sign on the wall saying “Thou shalt eat the cracker and removing uneaten crackers is theft.” He chose to hold it in his mouth and walk out in protest of being assaulted by a member of the church. There was no theft involved.
The heavy bias becomes very obvious with this gem of a paragraph:
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