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Fox News Segment Backfires When Psychic Predicts ‘Sense of Loss’ for Trump in 2024
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What timeline is this again? Psychics are on news channels now? Not mention one with an extremely large user base that would have this go against their theology? I can’t even.
As proven long ago, Fox News is not news, it's all editorials. Every last person on the air is a pundit, there are no reporters. They don't report the news, they report their opinions on the news. That's why they have a "psychic" on one of their shows, to provide an opinion on what's going to happen. It's all just for show...
Those of us who remember Reaganomics also remember he used a psychic his entire EIGHT year presidency. SMH.
Ugh that’s a gross reminder but a good point as well.
Are you thinking of his astrologer Joan Quigley? Not really any better, but not a psychic.
You say Grenada, I say Grenada. Let's call the whole thing off.
Lmao holy fuck how did I not know this? That’s wild.
Mysticism such as using psychics is also something oddly embedded with Nazis. Like, even back during their rise they were oddly into mysticism
The Nazis had teams of archaeologists running around the world looking for all sorts of religious artifacts. Hitler was a nut on the subject. He was crazy. He was obsessed with the occult.
I mean new age shit is just trendy, you don't have to go to one side of the isle to find con artists.
It's "aisle", just so you know for next time
I know, I know. Doesn’t make it any less frustrating.
Their reply completely ignores your point about psychics contradicting Christian beliefs, and it’s absolutely shocking that Faux News watchers even tolerate it, let alone enjoy it.
Psychics contradict some Christians beliefs, not all. Many believe in psychics. It's the more strict sects like Pentecostals or Southern Baptists that believe all psychics are evil. Oddly enough I agree with them, but for different reasons.
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Yeah, you'd think that, but...
You can claim "No True Christian", but clearly not all Christians believe cartomancy is forbidden. Christianity, as always, is whatever the individual believes it to be.
Hard disagree. The Bible has verses that condemn psychics and mediums, not that that has ever stopped them from rationalizing other acts, but the Bible is anti-psychic.
When I was a Methodist, my churches were all adamant that psychics and mediums were either con artists or were coordinating with evil spirits or the devil, and it was forbidden. Same with Catholics. Generally in my experience with all American Southern Christians and some northern ones too, the more devout they are, the more against the occult they are.
Your interpretation of the bible is anti-psychic. Other Christians disagree. Some have even written books about it, as noted in my other comment. But the point isn't what the bible says...the point is that psychics aren't real, regardless of what Christians believe.
I’m realizing now that I misread your reply as “some Christian beliefs” rather than “some ChristianS beliefs,” but I was never implying all Christians believe the same thing.
I’m just shocked that there aren’t a significant number of Christians watching Fox News that would be pissed that they are putting a psychic on and promoting the occult.
That's an understatement. It's clearly against the catechism of the Catholic church. https://www.catholic.com/qa/why-mediums-and-psychics-are-not-ok
That's Catholics, which some sects like the Pentecostals consider to be not Christians. And then you have people like this...
You can find anyone claiming anything, but the official doctrine of the world-wide largest and USA-wide second largest Christian denomination is a bit more likely to be relevant to the discussion than some random bizarre book.
The fact remains that they still believe psychics are real, they just disagree on whether they are all evil.
is fox news considered a news channel now?
It shouldn't be, but I do see it on TVs in public more often than any other news I think which is concerning
Everytime I see it on at the gym I want to tell them to shut that shit off, but I'm always afraid I'll start an argument with some boomer who will say they were watching that lol
Isn't it technically 'light entertainment' or some shit so legally it's not obliged to report any facts?
They defended a slander lawsuit that was against Tucker Carlson. They suggested that no reasonable viewer would take what he said as fact. Seems pretty damning.
It’s like the Colbert Report, but for racists, and 24/7 on a channel.
Colbert doesn't just pull shit out of his ass though, AND he makes the news funny.
Fox just makes up whatever inflammatory bullshit will get their base riled up the most. They don't want them laughing, they want them irate and terrified with a Bible in one hand and a gun in the other, glued to the TV until they tell them it's time to act again.
True. I miss the Colbert report.
True. I miss the Colbert report.
You should watch the movie “Network” from the 1970s sometime. It predicted the trash that is news programming these days.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0074958/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_network
I absolutely love Network and agree. Essential watching and predictions way before it’s time.
News used to be 60 minutes just after prime time. Now they have whole channels with news 24/7/365. Have to fill all that air time with something
24 hour news is a blight. TBH 24 hours everything except for emergencies and medical services is a blight.
There’s plenty of interesting stuff going on in the world. Reporting on it doesn’t maximize profit.
CNN used to have shows about fashion, sports, entertainment, the arts, world affairs. They figured out that just having talking heads blab and argue with each other was cheaper.
CNN headline news used to be just a 30 minute broadcast about the day’s major headlines repeated on a loop every half hour. They didn’t really fill the entire 24 hours with different stories all day long.
Similarly ESPN used to show sports of all kinds. Rugby, Soccer, bowling, snooker/billiards. Again, it’s just taking heads now.
Well I want to see a faith healer on Meet the Press. Maybe a magician on Newsmax too then.
"now" has been longer than I have been alive.
Its on Fox "News", not a real news channel. You shouldn't be surprised that woowoo bunk is being put on the channel that's been spreading objectively falsifiable bunk for as long as they've been on air.
I turned on the news the other day and was lucky enough to catch the 10 minute segment on the new fucking kia the local dealership just got in stock.
“News” is the wrong word. “Dogma” is a better choice.
It's almost like reich-wingers are idiots and will fall for the dumbest fucking thing
It's not a news channel, legally speaking