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especially if all your knowledge of us is based on the media.
The Christian right has its own media, and I imagine they’re an embarrassment to most responsible Christians. If the stereotypes have any credibility, it’s because of people like Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell, not to mention the disgraced figures such as Jimmy Swaggart and Jim Bakker. To the extent that the media are responsible for giving Christianity a bad name, it is chiefly the Christian media who bear the brunt of that responsibility.
Moving past the cheap shots, I’d like to mention one ordained minister who had a television program that I once watched religiously, a man who earned my respect and never lost it, a man who fought Hollywood for the right reasons, someone who really and truly cared about the American family, possibly the finest Christian ever to host a television program, one of the gentlest, most admired, and most beloved people in the history of American television. If every minister on television followed the example of Fred Rogers, may the memory of the righteous be for blessing, the world would be a better place, and I’m sure Colleen would sleep much better at night.