July 02, 2004
Shoddy Journalism
Okay, one last thing about Cromasaig.
In the article in The Times, the writer tried put a little more umph behind his bias to get his point across.
He closed his article with this little non sequitur:
John Knox, in his 16th-century tract, The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, was taking a stand against women ministers. Today, the Kirk has lots of them. In some respects at least, the stern North has moved with the times.
Unfortunately, he didn't even bother to check his facts. The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women has nothing to do with women ministers. Such an idea would have been unthinkable in Knox's time. It is rather about women rulers - specifically Catherine de Medici (Queen of France), Mary of Guise (Regent of Scotland and mother of Mary, Queen of Scots), and Mary I of England.
I have emailed the home news editor of The Times about this inaccuracy, though I doubt I will get a response.
Posted by david at July 2, 2004 03:16 PM | TrackBack