MichaelNewdow http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/16429/all en Balance AWOL in WaPo, MSNBC Coverage of Atheists' Inauguration Suit http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/balance-awol-wapo-msnbc-coverage-atheists-inauguration-suit <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/colleen-raezler">Colleen Raezler</a> </div> </div> </div> <div></div> <p >Well-known atheist Michael Newdow is old news. Few mainstream media outlets are covering the suit he filed  Dec. 30 in U.S. District Court to strip prayer and any mention of God from the inaugural ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama. Of those that are reporting on the suit, however, the Washington Post<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </i>and MSNBC gave Newdow and his fellow litigants a largely unchallenged platform to argue their case.</p> <br /> <p></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/balance-awol-wapo-msnbc-coverage-atheists-inauguration-suit" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Faith AmericanHumanistAssociation atheism BarackObama FamilyResearchCouncil FoxNews FRC FreedomFromReligionFoundation god MichaelNewdow MSNBC Religion WashingtonPost Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0000 admin 27942 at http://archive2.mrc.org