so as a member of the nebulous “media” let me rant a little here:
I’ve had a few incidents just in the short time I’ve been a journalist where Christians (or people claiming the name at least), ministers included, have called the station, or we’ve done interviews with them etc. not happy about a story we’ve done. Or they are trying to “show off” about something. Or they’re trying to say something but in so many words it comes across as arrogant, as “God’s word to bring to you.”
Now I’m a Christian. And I’ve interviewed some WONDERFUL people of faith in several stories. I’ve gone inside multiple churches and met incredible, godly people. Honestly, I try to make a point in doing that.
And I know everyone is human. But to me it just seems like they way a person reacts when they’re not happy about something shows most about a person’s character. I know people say “I can’t believe ‘the media’” “How dare they ask that,” “they hate God and Christians and George Bush” etc. etc. And I’m not saying news coverage is always perfect. This isn’t a post about bias…that’s a different topic.
But you never know who you’re talking to on the other end. They’re a person on a spiritual journey. When I hear my colleagues receive a nasty phone call from a “Christian”, I WISH I had taken the call. When someone has been rude to me or really pompous, I’ve wanted to pull them aside and say, “Look. You should be glad I’m a Christian. Because you really would have turned me off to your faith.”
They will know we are Christians by our love.
