We heard a lot about compassion and moral values this year, but as 2004 ended one of the largest natural disasters in recorded history struck, and those same organizations that preached against gay marriage and the decline of values weren't addressing the horrors of the tsunami in Southeast Asia.
As pointed out by Bill Berkowitz on Working for Change, a perusal of the websites of the some of the big Christian watchdog groups turned up empty of an mention of the tsunami relief efforts. On Dec. 30, Focus on the Family led its web page with a reminder to "remember Focus on the Family in year-end giving." The Christian Coalition wished everyone a happy New Year. The site of Jerry Falwell'sThomas Road Baptist Church appeared to be generally lacking in updates, and it certainly offered no mention of the disaster; ditto for Falwell's Moral Majority site. Other defenders of faith with no mention included the Family Research Council and Trinity Broadcasting. To its credit, the Southern Baptist Convention did have a message regarding the tragedy, but everything was tilted so as to give glory to Baptists.
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