Brit Hume on the Name of Jesus Christ
by La Shawn BarberJanuary 18, 2010
When was the last time you heard a secularist react to the name of Allah the way he reacts to the name of Jesus Christ?
"You speak the name Jesus Christ...and all hell breaks loose...it has always been thus. It is explosive. And I didn't even say the name in that way. I simply spoke of the Christian faith, but that was enough to trigger this reaction. It triggers a very powerful reaction in people who do not share the faith and who do not believe in it." - Brit Hume on The O'Reilly Factor
No other religion offers the kind of redemption the Christian faith offers. The Bible teaches this as a fact, and true Christians believe it. In our PC society, however, a Christian cannot, without stirring up anger, state a plain and powerful (and non-violent) truth taught and illustrated in his own holy book!
It is offensive and insulting, according to some, to say that Buddhism doesn't offer forgiveness and redemption as the Christian faith does. Why?
Would secularists have had hissy fits if an adherent to Buddhism or follower of Allah had said on a cable news show that so-called Christian Ted Haggard, who solicited a male prostitute, should seek forgiveness and redemption in Buddhism or Islam? Would they be ranting and raving about separation of church and state (more like separation of church and the public arena).
The questions are rhetorical.
No other name on earth generates such strong reactions as the name Jesus Christ. The Gospel message, especially the exclusive claim that no one can enter heaven but through Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is offensive to those who don't believe it. It has always been that way and will remain so until Christ returns.
If you don't know Christian apologist James White, you really must listen to his webcast, Reformed or "Calvinist" Christians especially. He addresses the Brit Hume "controversy" on his latest program. Download the show to hear what James says about the quasi-religion of secularism.
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One question, does Christianity bestow on the follower a license to offend? Furthermore, why would anyone think that Christianity is superior to Buddhism? Has Brit Hume forgotten about Jim Baker, Ted Haggard, Robert Tilton, Jimmy Swaggart, and... well the list of adulterous Christian leaders is endless?
What about George Tiller who killed an abortionist in the name of the Christian God and showed no remorse? Really, there is a long list of Christians who have murdered and bombed abortion clinics in the name of God and who not only did not show remorse but seemed to be in rapturous ecstasy about it. When was the last time you heard of Kamikaze Buddhists or murdering in the name of Buddha?
And why does Brit Hume think that Tiger Woods needs redemption and forgiveness? Those are not to be found in the Buddhist doctrine, and as such Tiger Woods needs to fix his problems himself and find the correct path to Nirvana himself and not rely in anyone outside himself. That is the Buddhist doctrine, an ethical path to bliss unencumbered by the fanatism that so often accompanies Christianity and as exemplified by the zealot Brit Hume.
I am Catholic and I do believe in the good news of Jesus Christ, but I also firmly believe that God speaks to different people in different ways, and whether you follow Buddha, Christ, Nature, Mohammed, Zoroaster, or any of the many Hindu deities, it is God who is behind them all and he will guide you to salvation using whatever flavor suits you best.
Brit Hume, go ahead and spread the good news if you must, but do so respectfully of all other religions.