Today a story that will likely surprise you…..in the UK there is a television sportscaster who refuses to work on Sunday in order to honor God and out of respect for Ten Commandments.
One of the raps on secular news journalism is that folks in the profession tend to be markedly non-religious if not hostile to religion, compared to the general population. But there are notable exceptions. Here’s one Ken Shapiro of the Media Research Center came across recently from the UK.
Dan Walker, the new host of BBC Breakfast, refuses to work on Sundays in order to “honour God and follow his commandments.”
The 38-year-old sports presenter, as they’re called across the pond, has always maintained this position, although it stopped him pursuing a career as a professional footballer.
But he says keeping the Lord’s day is a “great privilege” despite some others in the media thinking that he is stupid and feeling sorry for him.
When Walker first became a television presenter he signed a contract with the BBC. The contract stipulated that would not work on Sundays.
Speaking in 2010, he said: “Observing the Lord’s day is a great privilege and brings with it loads of blessings.”
Shapiro writes, “Regardless of your religious convictions as goes the Sabbath, you have to admit this is a pretty admirable stand, especially given how much more hostile to evangelical Christian faith the United Kingdom is than here in the States.