Vision America Rejects HBO's Slander of Evangelicals

Vision America Rejects HBO's Slander of Evangelicals

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vision America President Reverend Rick Scarborough today expressed dismay and objection to HBO's supposed documentary on evangelical Christians, "Friends of God," which premiered on January 25 and will run at various times through the month of February.

Scarborough is one of the evangelical leaders appearing in the documentary.

"'Friends of God,' is about what you'd expect from a cable network which most serious minded evangelicals do not even allow in their homes, due to the content of its programming," Scarborough declared.

The special, directed by Alexandra Pelosi (daughter of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi), focuses on every oddity imaginable -- including "Christian wrestling" and "Christian miniature golf" -- to make 80 million Americans from all walks of life seem freakish.

"I wasn't even aware that such things existed until someone alerted me that I was in the documentary and I began investigating it," Scarborough said.

Scarborough observes: "I was also troubled by the subtle camera techniques which made Christians look less than normal, framed in the context of a primary emphasis on Dr. Ted Haggard, who resigned as president of the National Association of Evangelicals and was dismissed as senior pastor of his church. Haggard, who resigned his post amidst scandal, was interviewed longer than anyone else. Was Pelosi implying that we are all hypocrites?

"If you choose to watch 'Friends of God,' understand that what you're seeing is an attempt to denigrate evangelical Christians. Take it for what it is -- a cleverly packaged assault, designed to undermine the valuable contributions to our country of 80 million Bible-believing Americans," Scarborough cautioned.

In March 2006, Vision America held the widely publicized "The War on Christians" Conference in Washington, DC. For more information, go to http://www.visionamerica.us/.

To schedule an interview with Dr. Scarborough, contact Don Feder at (508) 405-1337.

Source: Vision America

CONTACT: Don Feder of Vision America, +1-508-405-1337

Web site: http://www.visionamerica.us/

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