Losing Our Religion
| Company type | Book |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | S. E. Cupp |
| Products | Non-fiction book |
Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity (2010) is an extensive examination of perceived media partiality authored by journalist and conservative commentator S. E. Cupp.
Summary
Cupp contends that "the liberal media" demonstrate traits of untrustworthiness, irresponsibility, and bias, fueling a "revolution" that endangers the stability and integrity of Christian America. She asserts that organizations such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, and Newsweek deliberately "ridicule, undermine, distort, taint, degrade, and extinguish" the Judeo-Christian moral framework, effectively sidelining religious adherents within American culture.
Key points from Cupp’s perspective include:
- The secular media depict religious practice as a fringe "subculture", reacting disproportionately to presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee’s 2007 Christmas advertisement featuring a "deliberately positioned" cross in the scene.
- The mainstream press failed to highlight President Barack Obama’s omission of the National Day of Prayer in his acknowledgments.
- Newsweek criticized the popular dispensationalist Christian fiction series Left Behind, implying that the religious resurgence in the U.S. reflects more a "mass abandonment of reason."
- Critical reception of the Christian-oriented Chronicles of Narnia was tepid despite its commercial success, whereas The Golden Compass, which challenges religious beliefs, garnered favorable critiques despite underperforming at the box office.
- Media coverage minimized Obama’s unease with religious America and largely overlooked his attempts to minimize religious symbolism during his address at Georgetown University.
Science and religion
Joshua Rosenau from the National Center for Science Education, consulted by The Washington Post, criticized Cupp’s representation of evolution, accusing her of distorting evolutionary science, neglecting broader Christian perspectives beyond fundamentalism, and mischaracterizing scientific discourse. Rosenau pointed out that this distortion leads Cupp to claim an anti-Christian agenda among journalists and to brand Darwin as "literally the antichrist" in the eyes of liberals.
Steven Livingston, in a review for the Washington Times, argues that Cupp perceives science—particularly evolution—as antagonistic to religious belief.
See also
- Godless: The Church of Liberalism by Ann Coulter
- Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right by Ann Coulter