One of the raps on secular news journalism is that folks in the profession tend to be markedly areligious if not hostile to religion, compared to the general population. But there are notable exceptions. Here's one I came across last week from across the Pond.
The Christian Institute in the United Kingdom has a profile on the BBC's Dan Walker, a Christian who declines work on Sundays. You can read the full piece here. Here's an excerpt:
Dan Walker, the new host of BBC Breakfast, refuses to work on Sundays in order to “honour God and follow his commandments”
The 38-year-old sports presenter has always maintained this position, although it stopped him pursuing a career as a professional footballer.
But he says keeping the Lord’s day is a “great privilege” despite some others in the media thinking that he is stupid and feeling sorry for him.
When Walker first became a television presenter he signed a contract with the BBC which meant he wouldn’t have to work on Sundays.
Speaking in 2010, he said: “I was convinced that it was the right thing to honour God and follow his commandments.
"Observing the Lord’s day is a great privilege and brings with it loads of blessings."
Hear, hear! Regardless of your religious convictions as goes the Sabbath, you have to admit this is a pretty admirable stand, especially given how much more hostile to evangelical Christian faith the United Kingdom is than here in the States.
