In a Friday night story on criticism of Pastor Rick Warren, for inviting Democratic Senator Barack Obama to the evangelist's annual “Global Summit on AIDS and the Church” held at the Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, ABC's Jake Tapper relayed how “many conservative Christian leaders...were furious with Warren for inviting Obama. Why? Because the Senator supports abortion rights.” But on FNC's Special Report with Brit Hume, though anchored by Brian Wilson, reporter Anita Vogel added an extremist label: "Evangelist Rick Warren, famous for his best-seller A Purpose Driven Life, has taken a lot of heat from Christian conservatives and the far right for even inviting Obama to this conference because of the Democratic Senator's support for abortion rights. Pastor Warren says that kind of thinking won't solve anything."
Unlike Vogel, who aired only soundbites of Warren, Obama and Republican Senator Sam Brownback denouncing the criticism, on ABC's World News Tapper allowed viewers to learn of the reasoning behind the objections:
Senator Barack Obama, at the conference: “What binds us together is greater than what drives us apart.”Jake Tapper, with text on screen: “But that view is not shared by many conservative Christian leaders who were furious with Warren for inviting Obama. Why? Because the Senator supports abortion rights. Eighteen leading conservative Christian leaders wrote to Warren: 'If Senator Obama cannot defend the most helpless citizens in our country, he has nothing to say to the AIDS crisis. You cannot fight one evil while justifying another.'”
Rev. Bob Schenck, National Clergy Council: “Senator Obama, speaking from the pulpit with Rick Warren, would seem to indicate that evangelicals endorse Senator Obama's policies which the majority would not.”
—Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center
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But...but...I thought FNC was
December 1, 2006 - 21:01 ET by bigtimerBut...but...I thought FNC was Extreme Right-Wing!
I am shattered I tell ya...shattered!
"Once the coffers of the federal government are opened to the public, there will be no shutting them again." - Grover Cleveland
Will any Leftists be willing to respond to this?
December 1, 2006 - 21:10 ET by UnsaneCan't wait to hear some of our Leftist posters explain this one. Let's be sure to link them to this page whenever they whine about the evil Fox News being a "mouthpiece for the Bush administration".
"Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy." -Sir Winston Churchill, British statesman (1874-1965)
Are you kidding, they'd never admit it
December 1, 2006 - 21:19 ET by terrigThat's what is so funny, they never admit anything that doesn't show their views. Personally, I am sick and tired of Rick Warren. He's not the second coming but there are many who think he is. As for Obama Osama, I've said enough on that score earlier.
terri....Osama Obama that we
December 1, 2006 - 21:28 ET by bigtimerterri....Osama Obama that we were talking about earlier....I am going to start calling him "Double OO" as his popularity gets to an unbearable level in the screeching leftist MsM....
"Once the coffers of the federal government are opened to the public, there will be no shutting them again." - Grover Cleveland
How about Agent Double OO8
December 2, 2006 - 06:29 ET by Red JeepHow about Agent Double OO8. OO in 08.
The name's Barack
December 2, 2006 - 06:35 ET by Jack BauerThe name's Barack. James Barack. Agent 008 -- Licensed to Shill
Proud member of the all-powerful and vast
militarist/industrialist/capitalist/zionist-bagelist complex
Un...that is the first thing
December 1, 2006 - 21:24 ET by bigtimerUn...that is the first thing I thought of, and I am sure it crossed Mr. Bakers mind too...hehehee....where are those little buggers when ya need them? LOL!
Btw....Great Blog Mr. Baker...thank you, it should get interesting...I emphasis should...
"Once the coffers of the federal government are opened to the public, there will be no shutting them again." - Grover Cleveland
Correction
December 1, 2006 - 22:02 ET by nkviking75Note to Brent Baker and Anita Vogel: Rick Warren is not an evangelist. He is a pastor. There is a difference. There seems to be a tendency to label all famous Christian conservatives evangelists. The best known example of an evangelist is Billy Graham. Evangelists seek to bring non-believers to Christ. Pastors like Rick Warren are responsible for leading a congregation, overseeing the spiritual growth of their churches. One reason the reporting on conservative Christians is so lousy is that journalists don't know even basic things like this.
Adding my two cents in, nkv i
December 1, 2006 - 22:38 ET by Indiana JoeAdding my two cents in, nkv is correct. I'm an RC, yet I hear about "evangelicalism" as being a calling. And THAT is defined as going out and trying to "convert" people to Christianity. Not all Christians, nor all Catholics , nor even all pastors, subscribe to that calling.
But by labeling any conservative Christian an "evangelical," leftists like Rosie O'Donnell get away with trying to equate Christian "conversion" as being morally equivalent to (if not worse than!) Islamic "conversion"... which, as we've all seen, operates under the threat of death for failure to "convert."
waiting
December 2, 2006 - 11:08 ET by iveseenitallI'm still waiting for a news network which turns completely conservative without apologizing for it. Forget "fair and balanced"; the left did that long ago. It's time for P.C. to end. If it does, the world will be a better place.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
European media standards?
December 2, 2006 - 18:52 ET by UnsaneYou mean, something akin to the European media? Over there, there is no objectivity: if you buy Le Monde, you know you are buying a Leftist paper. (And so on...)
Admittedly, this idea intrigues me. That way, with the biases out in the open, you don't have to read with BS detectors quite so much...
"Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy." -Sir Winston Churchill, British statesman (1874-1965)
Be careful of Rick Warren - h
December 2, 2006 - 17:40 ET by sembyBe careful of Rick Warren - he's may not be a "REAL" christian.