NBC Nightly News, the "Emerging" Church, Mohler, and Grandstaff
Al Mohler and Tadd Grandstaff were on NBC Nightly News Friday night. See the teaser here:
You can see the video of the actual report here.
Three things stood out to me.
First, Tadd's church is far from an "emerging church." They are a contemporary church... and an edgy one at that. But, the piece was described as a look at the Emerging Church and its impact on politics. It was not.
Second, NBC tried to make the piece about homosexuality and the apparent disagreement between Al Mohler and Grandstaff's church. However, there is no disagreement as best I can tell. I could tell you a lot of areas where they would disagree (trust me), but that is not one of them.
On the homosexuality issue, Grandstaff has indicated that quotes were used out of context. Tadd wrote on his blog:
[T]he response to Jennifer's Snipes question was taken completely out of context. Her original question was, "How do you see politics and the church effecting the 2008 election?" In which her resonse was, "I think that is a personal issue...set aside from any church issues." Her question was never anything about homosexuality.
Third and finally, the better and more detailed interview between Brokhaw and Grandstaff is here. The information here is much more clear.
There is a story out there on the Emerging Church and the move away from conservative politics, but it does not involve Tadd, it involves people with names like Brian, Tony, and Doug.
The boys at GetReligion.org have not yet broken open their usual can of stomp at religous media misreporting, but I am sure they will soon.
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