The video clip of FOX News analyst Brit Hume recommending that fallen golf legend Tiger Woods turn away from Buddhism and embrace Jesus Christ if he wants to redeem himself and save his personal life has been getting the expected rounds of criticism in the media, with some going so far as to liken him to an Islamic terrorist.
Bill Donohue of the Catholic League offered this observation:
"None of Hume’s critics, of course, seem to have any problem with the increasingly aggressive campaigns launched by atheists seeking to proselytize Christians. During this past Christmas season, we were treated to a slew of atheist evangelizing efforts, ranging from billboards in towns across America to posters on urban buses, all designed to promote atheism and denigrate Christianity. In England, author Philip Pullman is pushing for an atheist curriculum in the elementary schools, and his fellow countryman and cohort, Richard Dawkins, wants summer camps aimed at weaning kids away from Christianity. These examples, of course, are seen by Hume’s critics as nothing more than exercises in free speech. But when he speaks, as an analyst, not as a reporter, he’s put on the liberal watch-list as a closet Taliban."
What's your take on this? Did Hume cross a line that shouldn't be crossed, or did he, as a news analyst and Christian, have a right to state what he knows and believes to be true? Tell us in the comment section.
