Staff Reports
The other day on ABC’s The View, veteran co-host Joy Behar dismissed the plain truth of Scripture on live television, claiming that “Jesus himself did not run around saying, ‘I’m the Messiah, I’m the Messiah,’” and even suggested it would be narcissistic for Him to have said so. The exchange was captured on the show and has since been replayed by commentators who rightly noted that Behar’s claim contradicts multiple Gospel passages where Jesus plainly identifies Himself.
Americans who still believe in common decency watched as her fellow hosts rushed in to correct her, reminding viewers that Jesus explicitly acknowledged who He was — and that The View’s attempt to reframe that reality was met with audible laughter and disbelief. Conservatives are not offended because the left questions faith; we are offended because a national network treats the very foundations of our culture with casual contempt and sloppy history.
This isn’t an isolated gaffe; it’s part of a long-running pattern where ABC’s daytime platform elevates ridicule over reverence and partisanship over substance. That same network has found itself in the crosshairs of federal scrutiny this year, with the FCC looking into whether The View’s programming choices — including high-profile interviews — comply with longstanding broadcast rules. If media elites want the power of the airwaves, they should also accept accountability for how they use it.
YouTube pundits and partisan channels will heap on sensational language — in this case claiming a “miracle” occurred on air — but responsible viewers should separate hyperbole from fact. Coverage across outlets focused on Behar’s remarks and the panel’s awkward back-and-forth; there are no credible reports of a supernatural event occurring on the broadcast. Conservatives care about truth; that means calling out both the insult to faith and the inflated online spin that follows.
The deeper issue is cultural: a powerful media class that treats Christianity like a punchline is not just unserious, it is dangerous to the civic fabric that binds us. When network hosts casually deride the faith of millions, advertisers and executives should ask whether revenue and reputation are worth promoting contempt for the very values that built this country.
If you love this nation and her traditions, don’t shrug and say it’s just TV. Speak up, hold advertisers and hosts to account, and demand that the networks stop using millions of households as a testing ground for their secular experiments. The American people deserve journalism that respects faith and facts — not cheap theatrics that mock both.
