This is one of those examples of the “Islamic Exception”.

I can’t think of any other religion that the media would actually evangelize for. Not just praise or tout, but actually evangelize.

Take this recent story from the Philadelphia Inquirer. “More Latinos are becoming Muslims: ‘Islam is not as foreign as you think”

That’s not a news headline. It’s a sales pitch.

“Vegan Burger King isn’t as weird as you think. It’s actually pretty delicious.”

Last year, it was the Chicago Sun-Times with, “In Chicago, and elsewhere, Latinos are converting to Islam.”

I’m sure that’s true. There are also Muslims converting to Christianity. But that doesn’t occasion news stories.

Last month, WFAA, a Texas TV news program boasted, “A growing number of DFW Hispanics are converting to Islam. Here’s why.”

Its opening broadcast claimed glowingly that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and touted the Latinos “making the leap” to Islam.

Conversion stories are a staple of religious evangelism. And media conversion stories are sales pitches, indistinguishable from evangelism.

“You don’t need to compromise. I can be just as Mexican and just as Muslim,” a woman in the Texas TV news story claims.

“When I became Muslim, I didn’t feel like I was abandoning Jesus. I just feel like I had a clearer understanding of him now,” another participant claims.

The “news” item even links to a group pushing Latino conversions to Islam.

This isn’t reporting. It’s evangelism.

The media should be asked why it didn’t interview critics of Islam or Christian clergy who might question these claims.

But that would be journalism.

When it comes to Islam, the media practices evangelism, not journalism.