Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Media Crusade Against Chick-Fil-A Continues

Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy stated that he was “guilty as charged” when it came to supporting the traditional family, and commented on a radio show that “I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say: You know, ‘We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.’”

That’s tantamount to heresy in Hollywood and in New York and D.C. newsrooms. The media have proven themselves in the tank for same sex marriage, and Chick-Fil-A is learning what it means to cross them.

Media Join Fight Against Chick-Fil-A

On July 19, CNN reporter Alison Kosik acknowledged that efforts to boycott Chick-Fil-A are not new, noting that: “It’s not the first time that people have called for a boycott of the restaurant chain.” Lately, however, media outlets have deployed their resources to help the left destroy the Christian chicken chain.

MSNBC host Thomas Roberts declared that any supporter of gay marriage eating at Chick-Fil-A was a “Chicken-eating Judas.” Dean Reynolds, reporting for CBS ‘This Morning’ on July 27, declared on air, “At Chick-Fil-A, the menu offers up sandwiches, nuggets, and strips, but to critics these days, it also includes a side order of bigotry.” ABC also played up the Chick-Fil-A controversy.

San Francisco outlet SFist even linked the sudden death of Chick-Fil-A’s PR head Donald Perry to the fanatical Westboro Baptist Church, including the phrase “God Hates Flacks” in a headline.

Politicians supporting Chick-Fil-A also faced the media’s wrath and mockery. CNN, introducing a segment showing Sarah Palin eating at Chick-Fil-A, played the song “Stupid Girls.” (A CNN spokesman claimed the song choice was unintentional.) Gawker’s Rich Juzwiak whipped himself into a frenzy over Sarah Palin’s visit to the chicken chain, snarling: “On Friday, Sarah Palin tweeted/Facebooked a picture of herself and her husband in a Chick-Fil-A looking so fucking happy. They're way happier than the oldest gay couple in America on their wedding day. Sarah and Todd are beaming hateful joy. It's really visceral.”

Descent into Lunacy

Comedy outlets couldn’t resist poking fun at Chick-Fil-A. Jon Stewart made light of the incident on the July 23 Daily Show, snarking: “Wow, open your eyes owner of Chick-Fil-A,” he said. “You are being such an asshole that even Boston won’t tolerate you.” The Onion published a satirical article about a Chick-Fil-A holding a press conference introducing a new ‘homophobic sandwich’ called the “Queer-Hatin’ Cordon Bleu.”

But several media stories and celebrity responses to the Chick-Fil-A were so bizarre they only looked like comedy.

Unhinged comedienne Roseanne Barr launched anatomically incorrect, expletive-laden broadsides against Chick-Fil-A, ranting: “S--- my d--- chick filet nazi f-----g pricks” and “Giving ur kds Cancer from processed fast food is child abuse.” 

The Huffington Post also displayed similarly warped judgment regarding the chicken chain. Dominick Scudera wrote an unfunny satire piece displaying his breathtaking ignorance of the Bible, obliviously concluding his piece: “And I thank the Lord that I live in a country where fast food is a place of judgment and where chicken sandwiches bring me closer to the Almighty God.”

The Huffington Post also featured Mark Pettit’s self-righteous five-step plan to stop Chick-Fil-A’s “public relations nightmare.” The self-proclaimed “crisis communications expert” lectured the company: “Going forward no ‘anti’ anything groups (as in anti-gay marriage) should receive funds from the company. Not one cent. Not one chicken biscuit.” Instead, he advised the company to donate up to $5 million to build a National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta.

So, in Petitt’s mind, the heads of Chick-Fil-A need to explicitly reject the Biblical principles that the company was built upon and alienate the customers who support traditional marriage in order to resolve the crisis. Perhaps the “crisis” expert should check Facebook. Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee called for ‘Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day’ on Wednesday, Aug. 1. As of this writing, over 500,000 people have pledged to visit a Chick-Fil-A that day.

Even Huckabee’s rally in support of the chicken chain drew bizarre media criticism. Washington Post opinion columnist Dana Milbank criticized Huckabee for the move, opining: “His defense of the fast-food restaurant will make Chick-Fil-A a fat target in the culture wars and will further divide Americans.” Milbank conveniently ignores all the vitriol spewed at the company by the left – and the fact that liberal politicians have been gunning for the company, as well

Read more at http://www.mrc.org/node/40772

ICVM (International Christian Visual Media) 2012 Crown Award Winners

The Crown Awards are designed to recognize excellence in production and content of films and videos that are created to reflect Christian values in a secular world. Any member producer can nominate a film. This includes producers around the world who are working in visual media in any way. A project can be nominated for any of the applicable categories.
 
List of Nominees & Winners

STUDENT PRODUCTION
  • The Forgotten Martryr: Lady Jane Grey - Joe & Jerica Henline - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • A Fuller Heart - Sean O'Conner - Asbury University - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • One Split Second -  James Dickenson - Taylor University - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
  • Good to Praise - ICVM (International Christian Visual Media) 2012 Crown Award WinnersSean O'Connor - Asbury University
  • Journey's End - Ashley Zahorian - Regent University
  • Love, Jack - Taylor Herky - BIOLA University
  • The Good Fight - Ryan Mickens - Taylor University
  • Twirl - Nate Winkler - Asbury University
  • Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right - Jennifer Gibbens
BEST CURRICULUM
  • Honor Begins at Home - Kendrick Brothers - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • The Foundations - Answers In Genesis - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • Frontier Boys: Explore - Grooters Productions - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
  • Deditos - Noah & The Flood - Asociacion Vina
  • Israel, The Womb of the Kingdom of God on Earth - Hatikvah Film Trust
  • Watch & Talk - Grooters Productions
BEST CHILDREN'S FILM
  • Torchlighters: The William Booth Story - Vision Video - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • Jesus: He Lived Among Us - Vision Video - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • I Dig Dinosaurs - Vision Video - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
  • Deditos - Noah & The Flood - Asociacion Vina
  • Deditos - The Children of Abraham - Asociacion Vina
  • For the Glory - 1 Voice Films
BEST YOUTH FILM
  • Milltown Pride - Unusual Films - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • For the Glory - 1 Voice Films - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • Jesus: He Lived Among Us - Vision Video - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
  • Prodigal - Lost Coin Productions
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
  • Wholehearted - Charl Folscher - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • When We're Together - Kendrick Brothers - SILVER CROWN AWARD
BEST TELEVISION FORMAT
  • Crimedoc - Family 7 - GOLD CROWN WARD
  • Discoveries of Israel - DBM Communications - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • City of David - DBM Communications - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
BEST SHORT FILM
  • Check This Out - Answers In Genesis - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • Donata Wenders - ERF Media - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • Meet Hiram Edson - ERF Media - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
BEST SERIES
  • The Foundations - Answers In Genesis - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • Torchlighters: The William Booth Story - Vision Video - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • People of Faith - Vision Video - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
  • City to City Europe - AVK The Netherlands
  • History of Christian Worship: Pt 4 The Music - Vision Video
  • Singles & Stinking Thinking - Crown Entertainment
  • We Believe in Jesus - Third Milennium Ministries
BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER $50,000
  • Through A Lens Darkly: Grief, Loss & CS Lewis - Vision Video - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • I Dig Dinosaurs - Answers In Genesis - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • A Call to India - Charl folscher - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
  • City to City Europe - ZVK The Netherlands
  • Donata Wenders - ERF Media
  • History of Christian Worship: Pt 4 The Music - Vision Video
  • Mightier Than the Sword - Christian Television Associaion
  • See That Justice is Done - ZVK The Netherlands
BEST DOCUMENARY OVER $50,0000
  • Undaunted - DBM Communications - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • Taking the Hill: A Warrior's Journey Home - Vision Video - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • People of Faith - Vision Video - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
  • The Foundations - Answeres In Genesis
  • City of David - DBM Communications
  • Discoveries of Israel - DBM Communications
  • Israel, The Womb of the Kingdom of God on Earth - Hatikvah Film Trust
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
  • Deditos - The Children of Abraham - Asociacion Vina - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • Deditos - Noah & The Flood - Asociacion Vina - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • Donata Wenders - ERF Media - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
BEST DRAMA
  • Courageous - Kendrick Brothers - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • Trade of Innocents - Dean River Productions - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • 25 Hill - Echolight Studios - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
  • 1 Message - Echolight Studios
  • For the Glory - 1 Voice Films
  • Heaven's Rain - Echolight Studios
  • Milltown Pride - Unusual Films
  • Prodigal - Lost Coin Productions
  • Undaunted - DBM Communications
BEST EVANGELISTIC FILM
  • Undaunted - DBM Communications - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • Taking the Hill: A Warrior's Journey Home - Vision Video - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • Torchlighters: Theh William booth Story - Vision Video - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
  • A Call to India - Charl Folscher
  • City to City Europe - ZVK The Netherlands
  • Courageous - Kendrick Brothers
  • For the Glory - 1 Voice Films
  • Jesus: He Lived Among Us - Vision Video
  • Mightier Than The Sword - Christian Television Association
  • Milltown Pride - Unusual Films
  • See That Justice is Done - ZVK The Netherlands
BEST PICTURE
  • Trade of Innocents - Dean River Productions - GOLD CROWN AWARD
  • Courageous - Kendrick Brothers - SILVER CROWN AWARD
  • 25 Hill - Echolight Studios - BRONZE CROWN AWARD
  • 1 Message - Echolight Studios
  • A Call to India - Charl Folscher
  • For the Glory - 1 Voice Films
  • Heaven's Rain - Echolight Studios
  • Israel, The Womb of the Kingdom of God on Earth - Hatikvah Film Trust
  • Jesus: He Lived Among Us - Vision Video
  • Milltown Pride - Unusual Films
  • Prodigal - Lost Coin Productions
  • Undaunted - DBM Communications