What Happened to a Week Without The View?

I thought this would be a good week, no--a great week. After all, Rosie was off the airwaves, and I assumed this would be the week that no one would talk about The View. Guess what, I was wrong.

In case you missed the action-packed episode today, it seems that once, again, The View's co-hosts: Barabara Walter, Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, as well as guest host, Whoopi Goldberg, took issue with a Catholic priest in Wisconsin for terminating his organist/choir director for selling sex toys. (You can read the story here).

Always a critic of the Church, Walters intimated, "why can't someone who is a hooker at night...on Sunday go to whatever church or temple and try to get spiritual?" Hasselbeck, who Donald Trump called the "dumbest woman on television last week", chimed in and questioned the audacity of the church, "probing into your life in terms of how well you can do your job." Once again, the show and its cast of religious intolerants is allowed to rant and rave about things they should not be speaking about, much less opining.

I know the Catholic League is leading the charge on ridding the airwaves of a television show that just does not need to be on the air. I wish them luck.

As for my thoughts on the termination of Linetter Servais, I commend Rev. Dean Dumbroski.

Religious Left Wants More Airtime-Will Anyone Listen?

A new research project by the liberal media watchdog group, Media Matters for America, gave me a laugh this week. The report found 3.3 appearances by conservative religious leaders for every one appearance by "progressives" (read the religious left) when being quoted in print and television.

Fresh off a homosexual rally this past week, Rev. Bob Edgar, said that "I have long felt that the media has given Americans a distorted view of what people of faith believe." Not wanting to miss out on a media opportunity, as he figured that if he did not speak, Tony Perkins would get to speak 3.3 more times him, Brian McClaren was eager to point out that people like Dr. James Dobson, Pat Robertston and the late Jerry Falwell are "outgoing" and "aging tide". Then, McClaren, figuring that he could further boost the 3.3 to 1 ratio, pointed out the agenda of the religious left with a few highlights: climate change, fair trade and heath care.

Thanks for the survey telling us what we know already, guys. The religious left, lead by the likes of Jim Wallis, McClaren and Edgar, have major political and theological issues, namely, they align themselves with issues and candidates that are supportive of abortion and homosexuality; things that Christian conservatives do not agree with. Saving the trees and the whales does not hold the same weight in the minds of those Christians who uphold the value of life, do not condone same sex marriage and think that Al Gore's environmental theories are about as real as his invention of the Internet.

In the coming weeks, they will get to work on their 3.3 to 1 ratio with a political debate featuring Hillary Clinton and John Edwards that will be aired on national television. Ironically, there will be no Republicans at this event.

Parting in Such Sweet Sorrow

On Friday, The View announced that Rosie O'Donnell had resigned from the show after her catfight with co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck on Wednesday.

Amen! Let's hope that television executives are smart enough to keep this anti-Christian, beligerent liberal off of our airwaves. Isn't it strange that Rev. Al Sharpton has not spoke out against Rosie? He is a preacher, right? Apparently, their world views are similar which allows Sharpton to overlook her obvious Christian bias.

Methodists Want to Ditch the Flag

Rev. Cayton Childers, of the Capitol-Hill based United Methodist Board of Church and Society, has called for thee removal of U.S. flags from the denomination's churches. Childers, claims that "the presence of a national flag in worship can imply endorsement of national policies which often run counter to the teachings of Jesus Christ and our Christian faith. One need only recall the way the swatika flag was displayed promonently in German churches during the Nazi era."


Are you kidding me? Did he really say that?



If you think Childers is out of line with these absurd comments, please send him an email. He can be reached at cchilders@umc-gbcs.org.