The Don Imus controversy amazes me. Read about it here.

First, I am no Don Imus fan. I confess that very early in the morning, before Fox and Friends, I have watched and listened to the “I-Man”. His politics are too liberal for my taste, but he is funny and says outrageous things mixed with some serious political discussion. He has interesting guests, including many of the political power players. He has many loyal fans.

Imus insults most everybody. Compared to most “shock jocks”, in my opinion, he is fairly mild. He was thrown off the air because of a few few offensive remarks. I don’t doubt that they were offensive, nor do I defend Imus for them.

Back to my amazement. I am a Christian. I believe that God is the loving creator of the universe and that Jesus is His Son. Millions of Americans worship and love Jesus. To us, Jesus is very real. Yet, on a daily basis on radio and TV, God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit and Christians, are mocked. Christians are offended and hurt. I am offended and hurt.

If Christians complain, the answer is that “free speech” trumps our pain - and the hurt goes on.

But Don Imus is off the air for a few offensive remarks. Amazing.

Dan England’s posts can also be found at Getting Elected Blogline and Townhall. Dan’s website is GettingElected.com and he is the author of So You Want to Run for Political Office and Welcome to the Real Corporate World.