Another view of Glenn Beck's "Ministry"

Saw this today and found it interesting:

Glenn Beck Calls America Back – To a Generic God

By: Robert Parham
Posted: Monday, August 30, 2010 6:24 am
Section: EthicsDaily.com's Latest Articles

One excerpt:

At the very beginning of the "Restoring Honor" Rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Beck proclaimed, "Something beyond imagination is happening. Something that is beyond man is happening. America today begins to turn back to God."

 And another:

No amount of Bible reading, sermons masquerading as prayers and Christian hymns can cover up Beck's civil religion that slides back and forth between the Bible and nationalism, between authentic faith and patriotic religion.

 Of course, in the mind of Glenn Beck, it is his rally, not any other factor or combination of factors, that starts America turning back to God. Of course, this assumes the need for such a revival, and that America has turned away from God in the first place. And then Beck has to walk a fine line, trying to encourage a belief in God, without being too specific so as to offend anyone who sees God differently than he does. This is especially important given Beck's own religious persuasion, which is far from the American mainstream.

Beck tries to unite all religious people to support his cause, but instead appeals only to the conservative tea party members whose generic mix of patriotism and religion leads them to believe that they are the only true patriots and believers.

The other interesting thing about this article is that its author, a Baptist leader, resists the opportunity to rail on Mormonism in general. Thank you for that little tidbit.