f general public that the media cannot be trusted to provideunbiased coverage of current affairs. This perception is expressed in the hunger for[and the success of] organizations such as the FRC and media commentary byindividuals who seek to counterbalance the bias of the cultural elite as well as that ofofficial pronouncements of government agencies.Most of these alternative information sources are not speaking officially for any church,but most are unabashed about their religious convictions. They are thus held asexamples of the conservative Judeo-Christian perspective. They are engaging thesecular humanist world head-on, in the public arena.An illustration of how this happens is the controversy over the effectiveness ofcondoms in HIV/AIDS transmission. The Center for Disease Control has found itnecessary to address this issue repeatedly. One recent example was contained in anarticle proclaiming [with the full faith and credit of the U.S. government] that the correctand consistent use of latex condoms during sexual intercourse...can greatly reduce apersons risk of acquiring or transmitting STDs [sexually transmitted diseases],including HIV. Furthermore, they are highly effective in protecting against HIVinfection. (CDC 1)Our servants in Washington go on to cite several studies which should prove this to usall. As long as the subjects used condoms consistently, the infected person did nottransmit the disease to the uninfected sexual partner. (ibid 1-2) Several commondoubts and concerns about the effectiveness of latex protection are labeled mythsand are debunked, one by one. Condoms dont work, they break, the retrovirus canpass through the latex. (ibid)Failure is caused by inconsistent and/or incorrect use. Tests show the breakage rate tobe less than 2 percent. (ibid) [Is 2% good enough to bet your life on?] Whether or notthe pores in latex are larger than HIV is not directly addressed, but studies are citedshowing that intact latex co...
