Brothers Lose TV Show for Their Christian Values

Benham Brothers

David and Jason Benham’s upcoming television show Flip It Forward on HGTV was canceled because of pressure from People for the American Way due to their outspoken stance against homosexuality and abortion. In response, the Benhams issued the following statement: “The first and last thought on our minds as we begin and end each day is, have we shined Christ’s light today? Our faith is the fundamental calling in our lives, and the centerpiece of who we are. As Christians we are called to love our fellow man. Anyone who suggests that we hate homosexuals or people of other faiths is either misinformed or lying. ... We were saddened to hear HGTV’s decision. With all of the grotesque things that can be seen and heard on television today you would think there would be room for two twin brothers who are faithful to our families, committed to biblical principles, and dedicated professionals. If our faith costs us a television show then so be it” (“Brothers Yanked by HGTV,” Deadline Hollywood, May 8, 2014). The new program was announced last month. The grossly misnamed organization People for the American Way, a speech Nazi organization that attempts to remove Christian voices from the public arena, cited David Benham’s protests outside of abortion clinics and his statement in 2012 that America’s Christian majority must repent for tolerating “homosexuality and its agenda that is attacking the nation” and “demonic ideologies taking our universities and our public school systems.” The Benham brothers are the sons of Flip Benham, who took over as national director of Operation Rescue in 1994. The next year he baptized Norma McCorvey, who was the “Jane Doe” in the 1973 Supreme Court case “Roe v. Wade” that legalized abortion in America. Through the instrumentality of Priests for Life, McCorvey joined the Roman Catholic Church in 1998, which demonstrates the danger of the ecumenism that permeates the right to life movement. The Bible warns, “mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them” (Rom. 16:17). It is foolish to disobey God’s Word in the pursuit of good. God’s Word is the divinely authoritative definition of right and wrong, and if I am disobeying God’s Word, I am not doing good in God’s eyes no matter how right it might feel or how right it might appear before men.

(Friday Church News Notes, May 16, 2014, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143)

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