ABC Self-Generates 'Controversy' Over Palin's Innocuous 'Christian Nation' Remark

ABC Self-Generates 'Controversy' Over Palin's Innocuous 'Christian Nation' Remark

Horror of horrors, at least to ABC, last week Sarah Palin suggested the U.S. is a “Christian nation,” hardly an unusual presumption, but the network discovered “controversy” as anchor Diane Sawyer announced: “Tonight, a question about religion and America, occasioned by comments by Sarah Palin that are getting a lot of attention.”

A lot of attention from liberal groups with a specific agenda on the subject, a fact left out of the World News story, but revealed in an ABCNews.com article which led with how “two groups dedicated to the separation of church and state are now speaking out against her, arguing that she is misreading the founders' intent.”

Dan Harris began his Tuesday report: “This latest Palin-provoked controversy is the result of these comments on YouTube.” Palin, in poor-quality bouncing video, could be heard saying “God truly has shed his grace on thee, on this country.” Harris quoted Palin as asserting it is “mindboggling to suggest that America is not a Christian nation.” He countered: “Mainstream historians say no, that if you look at the early documents, including personal letters, it's very clear that the founders did not want to make Christianity the official religion.”