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Shepard Reports Called "Anti-Christian"
14 December 2004NBC News has refused a request from Focus on the Family that Today Show host Katie Couric apologize for "anti-Christian" remarks following the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard. The FotF request came after a November 20/20 program featuring interviews with Shepard's murderers, who now say that their "gay panic" defense during trial was a strategy devised by their lawyer. Not exactly a shocker, but enough to make FotF claim that, since "Shepard's death was not an anti-gay 'hate crime,'" Couric should apologize for asking then-governor of Wyoming about gay-rights advocates' claim that conservative Christian groups were contributing to an anti-homosexual atmosphere by suggesting that gays should change their sexual orientation. "'As we all know, the tone and manner with which a question is posed can convey a great deal of information,'" said Focus President Don Hodel. "'Ms. Couric's tone and manner were not that of an impartial journalist seeking the truth about a tragedy. It was the tone and manner of an advocate intent on repeating an unfounded accusation disguised as a question.'"
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