Buddhism, according to Hume, is not a religion that deals with redemption and forgiveness but Christianity majors on both of those, and Tiger’s life falling apart after the pain he’s caused to those close to him is a situation that cries out for redemption. Hume appears to be rather presumptuous to assume that Tiger, public posturing aside, is crying out for redemption, however. Hume doesn’t know Tiger Woods, doesn’t have a personal relationship with him; how can he then recommend a personal relationship with Jesus as the cure for whatever it is that seems to be ailing Tiger? A firestorm often gets lit when someone famous and powerful mentions Jesus, because, through history, many literal fires were lit by the powerful, invoking Jesus, at the feet of those who were branded heretics or blasphemers or Jew-lovers and tied upright to stakes. Hume may mean well, as you probably do, xzins, but the famous or powerful pushing a Savior to strangers from the television studio usually does more harm than good.
God’ Word never returns to us void. Someone heard it and I’m willing to bet people got saved because of it.
It is not presumptuous of Christians, whose mission was well-defined in Matthew 28, to bring up Jesus as the solution to someone's need. It is simply doing what they've been directed to do. Testifying to Jesus also glorifies God which is the chief end of humanity.
Hume doesn’t know Tiger Woods, doesn’t have a personal relationship with him; how can he then recommend a personal relationship with Jesus as the cure for whatever it is that seems to be ailing Tiger?
The same way that I can recommend anti-biotics for what ails a person sick with a biotic-based illness. I've been there and it works. Hume has been there, and it works.
A firestorm often gets lit when someone famous and powerful mentions Jesus, because, through history, many literal fires were lit by the powerful, invoking Jesus, at the feet of those who were branded heretics or blasphemers or Jew-lovers and tied upright to stakes.
That's a bit of a strawman argument. Because some have abused our American independence, then we should stop protecting it, right? Because some have abused Christianity does not make Christ wrong. On the contrary, it underscores how right He is.
Hume may mean well, as you probably do, xzins, but the famous or powerful pushing a Savior to strangers from the television studio usually does more harm than good.
The television is simply today's form of mass media. In the past it was the printing press. Therefore, I assume you'd be among those in favor of forbidding the Bible to be printed and given to the common people? Of course you wouldn't be.
My recommendation would be that we allow the religious voice to be heard as well. The truth is that Hume is the first who's probed this line of inquiry: What's broken inside Tiger Woods (or any person) that they'd hurt those so severely who they purportedly love.
The Bible's answer is that it is an inherited sinful nature that can only be forgiven by a new birth from above through faith in Christ Jesus by the power of God's grace.
Let me recommend Jesus to you, as well as to Tiger Woods.