To those who would claim Christ, yet bemoan conservatism, Fox News, and Ann Coulter… I have a message for you — repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near! 
For all the whining and bellyaching that leftist “Christians” do about Ann Coulter and Fox News I would love to see them stew in their own juices after Ann’s latest piece. No woman is more hated by the left (including so-called Christians who are left) than Ann Coulter… yet it’s hard to remember when a prominent female political analyst said something so accurate… AND POLITICALLY SCRIPTURALLY accurate at that (yes, it is possible I guess)!
It started with Brit Hume’s initial statement on Fox News about Tiger Woods and his recent sexual troubles:
The extent to which he can recover, it seems to me, depends on his faith. He is said to be a Buddhist. I don’t think that faith offers the kind of forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith. So, my message to Tiger would be, ‘Tiger, turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world.
Of course, as Ann says, any public mention of Christianity gets the usual liberal media elites into a crazed frenzy. Brit was wrongfully attacked… and Ann’s article not only points out the sheer idiocy of the many liberal responses to Brit, but does it while presenting the gospel (ah yes, presenting the gospel… something else Christo-leftists have a hard time doing)!!!
I agree 1,000 times with her. Feast your logical Christ-following senses on her piece, partially quoted below:
Someone mentioned Christianity on television recently and liberals reacted with their usual howls of rage and blinking incomprehension.
On a Fox News panel discussing Tiger Woods, Brit Hume said, perfectly accurately:
“The extent to which he can recover, it seems to me, depends on his faith. He is said to be a Buddhist. I don’t think that faith offers the kind of forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith. So, my message to Tiger would be, ‘Tiger, turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world.”
Hume’s words, being 100 percent factually correct, sent liberals into a tizzy of sputtering rage, once again illustrating liberals’ copious ignorance of Christianity. (Also illustrating the words of the Bible: “How is it you do not understand me when I speak? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my words.” John 8:43.)
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On MSNBC, David Shuster invoked the “separation of church and television” (a phrase that also doesn’t appear in the Constitution), bitterly complaining that Hume had brought up Christianity “out-of-the-blue” on “a political talk show.”
Why on earth would Hume mention religion while discussing a public figure who had fallen from grace and was in need of redemption and forgiveness? Boy, talk about coming out of left field!
What religion — what topic — induces this sort of babbling idiocy? (If liberals really want to keep people from hearing about God, they should give Him his own show on MSNBC.)
Most perplexing was columnist Dan Savage’s indignant accusation that Hume was claiming that Christianity “offers the best deal — it gives you the get-out-of-adultery-free card that other religions just can’t.”
In fact, that’s exactly what Christianity does. It’s the best deal in the universe. (I know it seems strange that a self-described atheist and “radical sex advice columnist ——” like Savage would miss the central point of Christianity, but there it is.)
God sent his only son to get the crap beaten out of him, die for our sins and rise from the dead. If you believe that, you’re in. Your sins are washed away from you — sins even worse than adultery! — because of the cross.
“He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.” Colossians 2:14.
Surely you remember the cross, liberals — the symbol banned by ACLU lawsuits from public property throughout the land?
Christianity is simultaneously the easiest religion in the world and the hardest religion in the world.
I'm a Christ-follower, compelled by my faith toward reason, which points directly toward conservatism. This world's daily onslaught of lunacy offends my intellect and senses, so this is my venue to blow off steam.
Steve, I agree with what Brit said, but I’m going to play the devil’s advocate here for a second.
1. I think Brit Hume was casting his pearls before swine. In many ways, our culture doesn’t truly believe that an adulterer is in need of God’s forgiveness, unless said adulterer is, in fact, a Christian. The cardinal sin that Tiger committed was being tacky by getting caught. If he had gone public with the stripper before his wife exposed him, he would have been adored by many for “getting his.” One would need to see themselves as something more filthy than “just human” in order to understand the need for a clean slate much less the precious Blood of our Lord. Not so with the liberal media who believe that we are all basically good.
2. It sounds a little like the prosperity doctrine, and I can understand how that might seem ridiculous. If you turn to Christ, yes, you will have forgiveness. In God’s eyes, you will have a clean slate. But in the words of Joel and Ethan Cohen, “The state of Mississippi is a bit more hard-nosed.” Turning to Christ will NOT ensure him any kind of reconciliation with his wife or his fans and sponsors, or any kind of restoration of the life he used to have. The consequences of his actions are not erased.
3. Ouch! I don’t think it’s an unfair accusation of Christians in general that some of us act like we have a get-out-of-adultery-free card. (Though Coulter is right in that Brit Hume was NOT saying that.)
It’s not that we need to hide our faith or fail to speak out. I just think that we as Christians need to be more choosy of the kinds of things we broadcast to the world. If God has given you a platform, then be wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove. Speak prophetically. Study to show yourself approved… Sometimes I think we rely too much on the fact that God CAN speak through an ass.
@Rachael
Yeah, I think I agree with everything you just said.
If I were to hear what Brit or Ann was saying during a debate of Arminianism versus Calvinism, then I would certainly paint their remarks as uber-Calvinist in the cheapest grace colors. BUT, for my part… I think I heard some TV journalists (read “talking heads”) expound on some seriously scriptural material (even if it would have holes during a theological debate).
As for Christians being more choosy… would Pat Robertson’s “deal with the devil” remark about Haiti count?
I don’t agree with you on many points but I like to read your opinions.
What is your thoughts about Thursday the 21st Supreme Court decision about unlimited election funding by corporations?
your thoughts on corporations having as many rights as people and protected under the first amendment?
your thoughts on free trade, outsourcing, NAFTA, ?
what do you think of reinstating tariffs and manufacturing things in America again?
I don’t agree with you on many things as I said, especially gay marriage, abortion to name a few.
I am very concerned about our country as we move into a fascist state.
I mainly want your thoughts on nafta, how us sending all our jobs overseas and not leaving anything here, 30 years of Rageanomics, flooding our nation with immigrants, has affected and contributed to the current over 10% nation wide unemployment,
Interesting what you said about Ann Coulter, what about Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman?
Debating about facts and issues is the best way, no personal attacks, just sticking to facts and issues, and please post more often, I was disappointed to see you not blog about the Thrusday supreme court decision that was major.
I think Brit Hume was casting his pearls before swine. Cool
I’m confused as to why celebrity gossip was being discussed on a fox news panel. There are more important things going on in the world not already covered by TMZ. However, had they been discussing something related to politics and this had come up, then I’d say that I believe in a complete separation of church and state.
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Hmm so anyone could go commit murder, turn to Christianity, repent, and the sin is “washed away”? Unbelievable.
It seems like Tiger woods has already came to he’s senses that he needs to apologize about his mistakes and needs to cured on his addiction to sex.
It is something fascinating with the Christian religion though: one of its main principle is to love the others, which in my opinion obviously includes the respect and excludes the cynical critisize. And what most of the Christian are showing (off) most of the time: their intolerance, their superiority (or I should say the inferiority and stupidity of the others)…
Well nice principles of love, respect and tolerance but please apply them!
Look, I consider myself Christian, but when I see Christians trying to convert people of other faiths, it makes me angry. You should never claim your religion to be better than anyone else’s (Especially peaceful ones).