I have become a huge fan of Sean Hannity. I’m sure you’ve heard of him. He’s a conservative talk show host and co-host of Hannity and Combs on the Fox News Channel. He notorious for calling a spade a spade. He’s also committed to conservative values. He isn’t afraid to step on toes. Hannity’s radio show is obviously right leaning, but the man goes out of his way to be fair. His commitment to ‘truth’ is inspiring. His desire to get the truth out about political candidates, political issues and every day life makes me realize that perhaps he has replaced Christian radio in effectively educating the Christian public about who people should vote for in the upcoming election.
For those of you who know me, I’m an advocate of Christian radio providing comprehensive news coverage. Like the Sean Hannity Radio Show and Fox News, I believe Christian radio should be helping their listeners understand news from Christian perspective. Like Hannity, Christian radio broadcasts need to stand by their convictions and have a desire to educate their listeners about important issues like the presidential election, legislation that affects religious freedom, and every day current events.
Why? How can Christians be relevant if they don’t understand the issues of the day? How can Christian know who to vote for if someone is not telling them about each candidate? How can believers get active in their community, if they don’t know where to make a difference.
Comprehensive news from a Christian perspective is important. While Hannity professes to be a Christian and has demonstrated his faith in a number of ways both on the air and in his every day life, his focus is more on conservatism — not Christianity. However, his beliefs are evident as he converses with his guests and this listeners.
My question is, why aren’t more Christian radio stations being more proactive in helping their listeners understand the issues facing them?
Many music radio broadcasters believe Christians listening to their radio stations want to hear music. They contend, “If they want news, they can tune in to the local news-talk station to get their news.” Why would you want them getting their news and information from a non-Christian — someone’s who’s worldview isn’t shared by us?
Perhaps Christian radio should take some cues from Sean Hannity. Perhaps in the morning or afternoon drive shows they should begin talking about these important political issues — rather than only focusing on information and other drivel that really doesn’t mean anything in the end. Does that mean I think all breaks should focus on politics — no! I love to laugh. I love fun as much as the next guy. But, why wouldn’t we want to help our listeners understand important issues that could make a difference in the lives of our families?
God is sovereign. I believe that totally. But, I also know He choses to use us to accomplish His sovereign will — that’s clear in His Word. Perhaps an element of programing you have on your station will be what God uses to help accomplish His purpose.
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