Your question is this — would it be ok to host a Bible answer man show as an Eastern Orthodox if the question were all about the bible?
As I said before, how can it satisfy the show’s original supporters when he see’s the bible through the prism of the Orthofox church?
The program cannot divorce itself from the premises the host himself holds. If he holds tradition and give it equal weight as authoritative with scripture as he has to as an Eastern Orthodox believer, then rventually he has to be prepared to answer questions that will make him endorse and defend ideas not found in scripture, or he has to insist that they are.... things like purgatory, prayers to Mary, etc.
Those topics WILL eventually be touched on. This is a 5 day one hour program and those questions cannot be avoided.
If hardcore protestant viewers do not like that the host is now discussing the bible from an Eastern Orthodox perspective, they are free to turn the show off and tune into something else that fits their theological beliefs better. If Hank loses viewers then, its his own fault.
When Jon Stewart took over The Daily Show from Craig Kilborn and changed the direction of the show to preach left-wing politics instead of poking fun at all sides of the spectrum, that's precisely what I did. I didn't demand they fire Stewart or allege that "he can no longer call himself The Daily Show host" because of the direction he's taken the show from its original roots.
>> eventually he has to be prepared to answer questions that will make him endorse and defend ideas not found in scripture, or he has to insist that they are.... <<
Most protestant-to-orthodox converts tend to be pretty fervent in finding a scriptural basis for their newfound theological views, so that would certainly be an interesting challenge to him.
>> things like purgatory, prayers to Mary, etc. <<
You seem to be confusing Orthodoxy with Catholicism. Orthodox Christianity denies the Catholic doctrine of purgatory since the East-West schism (although there's good evidence Eastern Christians accepted it PRE-schism) and reciting the Hail Mary on a rosary is not part of their tradition at all (although they do have many hymns and chants honoring the Theotokos -- as is the proper title for the Virgin Mary in eastern Christianity). If Hank's viewers cannot tell the difference between Orthodoxy and Catholicism, that's all the more reason why he SHOULD continue to be "the bible answer man" and educate them. He no more has to defend Purgatory than a Lutheran would have to defend John Calvin's teachings.