December 01, 2016

Time to push back against BuzzFeed's and the Left's anti-Christian bigotry

Jack Kemp

Erick Erickson pushes back against BuzzFeed's singling out a Christian church and family for believing in the teachings of the...Christian (and Jewish) Bible. Erickson agrees with U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia who calls for a national law protecting the rights Christians. Such a law would most probably also protect the religious practices of Jews, Muslims, and Hindus as well.
http://theresurgent.com/buzzfeed-shows-why-republicans-need-to-expand-religious-liberty-protections-federally/
This article was followed by a second one in which Erickson details how BuzzFeed attacked Chip and Joanna Gaines of HGTV and their church, two organizations (the Gaines family and the church) that have limited power to defend themselves against a national campaign. Erickson includes an analysis of the pathetic defense by BuzzFeed of their muddled, bigoted statements. That article's link and major segments appear below. In the conclusion, they also make reference to the phrase "you will be made to care" which a reference to the title of the book "You Will Be Made to Care: The War on Faith, Family, and Your Freedom to Believe" by Erick Erickson and Bill Blankschaen.

http://theresurgent.com/ben-smith-goes-into-damage-control-over-buzzfeeds-bigoted-attack-on-christians-but-his-defense-is-bullcrap/
Ben Smith Goes into Damage Control Over BuzzFeed’s Bigoted Attack on Christians. But His Defense Is Bullcrap.
By Erick Erickson | November 30, 2016, 09:43pm | @ewerickson

As Gabriella noted earlier today, BuzzFeed is running an attack against Chip and Joanna Gaines, two orthodox Christian evangelical believers who dare to have a show on HGTV.
Ben Smith, the Editor of BuzzFeed, is trying to defend the attack on Chip and Joanna Gaines by claiming the piece is not about them, but about HGTV.
Really?
Here is the headline of the article:

Chip And Joanna Gaines’ Church Is Firmly Against Same-Sex Marriage

That references a Bible believing Christian church. It never mentions HGTV.
What about the subtitle. That reads:

Their pastor considers homosexuality to be a "sin” caused by abuse — whether the Fixer Upper couple agrees is unclear.

That references the couples’ pastor and the couple. It never mentions HGTV. In fact, it makes the story expressly about the couple, not HGTV.
So let’s review the story. The first paragraph opens this way:

Chip and Joanna Gaines’ series Fixer Upper is one of the most popular shows on HGTV. The couple…

That makes the first paragraph about the couple, only referencing HGTV to describe the couple is worth covering because they have a popular TV show on HGTV.
What about the second paragraph? It begins

They have built a small empire, and they are not done yet.

Again, that’s about the couple, not HGTV. Third paragraph? It begins

They are also, as they detail in The Magnolia Story, devout Christians — Joanna has spoken of and written about her conversations with God.

Oh, so now not only is it not about HGTV, it focuses on the couple’s faith and then goes into their church’s beliefs, which are shared by thousands of mainstream churches across the country. You get the sense of where this is headed by the opening of the fourth paragraph.

So are the Gaineses against same-sex marriage? So are the Gaineses against same-sex marriage? And would they ever feature a same-sex couple on the show, as have HGTV’s House Hunters and Property Brothers? ever feature a same-sex couple on the show, as have HGTV’s House Hunters and Property Brothers?

Wait. I thought Ben Smith says this is about HGTV. That paragraph starts again about the Gaineses and then asks if they, not HGTV would have a gay couple on the show.
Maybe the next paragraph will make this about HGTV and not the couple. Let’s see. The next paragraph begins

Fixer Upper has fans of all stripes: Christians, feminists, and LGBT viewers have all found something to love in the Gaineses. So in the absence of a response from them or their representatives, it’s worth looking at the severe, unmoving position Seibert and Antioch take on same-sex marriage.

That’s the full paragraph.
If the story is about HGTV, why not look at the copious examples of HGTV putting homosexuals on HGTV. The network is inarguably inclusive. If the story is about HGTV, why look at the "sever, unmoving position” of orthodox Christianity.
And that’s where we get to the bigotry of Buzzfeed.
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