The nation’s largest association of Christian media professionals is sending a strong message to Washington, making clear their intention to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ regardless of what government restrictions there may be in the future. “The day has come when we need to say, ‘We will preach the gospel of Jesus Christ whether some government makes it illegal to do so or not,’” affirmed Dr. Frank Wright, president and CEO of the National Religious Broadcasters, during a press conference this past weekend.
Though
every
year
religious
broadcasters
have
been
faced by
looming
threats
including
the
Fairness
Doctrine,
hate
crimes
laws,
and the
Employment
Non
Discrimination
Act,
this
year
the
“dark
clouds
on
distant
horizons”
feel
like
they are
much
closer
for many
with
Democrats
dominating
the
government’s
legislative
and
executive
branches
and as
some
experts
predict
the
appointment
of two
or three
new
Supreme
Court
justices
over the
next few
years
that may
shift
the
judicial
branch
toward
the
left.
“[W]ith
the
change
in the
political
landscape,
and the
domination
of the
Congress
of the
United
States
and now
with the
change
in the
White
House,
the
domination
of the
administration
and the
administration
agencies,
we are
facing a
new day,”
said
Wright
on
Saturday,
according
to
Christian
Web
News.
“And
we’re
facing a
day that
is
going to
be
challenging
for us
to
continue
to
maintain
the
ability
of
Christian
broadcasters
to
freely
proclaim
the
Gospel,”
he
added.
But, as
the
declaration
concluded,
“We
fully
accept
our
charge
to
faithfully
obey the
command
of
Christ
to
preach
the
gospel
even if
human
governments
and
institutions
attempt
to
oppose,
constrain,
or
prohibit
it.
