CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY APRIL 25, 2025
TIME MAGAZINE HAS PUBLISHED ITS ANNUAL LIST OF THE MOST “INFLUENTIAL” PEOPLE OF 2025. AS USUAL, THEY DON’T DEFINE THE WORD INFLUENCE.
THE LIST CONTAINS WHAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT – POLITICIANS, A PODCAST HOST OR TWO, SPORTS FIGURES, SOME PEOPLE I’VE NEVER HEARD OF, A TV ANCHOR.
ONE CATEGORY IS CONSISTENTLY OVERLOOKED: PASTORS, EVANGELISTS AND HOMEMAKERS. ADD CONSERVATIVES TO THE LIST.
SOMEONE WHO DELIVERS A MESSAGE ABOUT THE ABILITY TO CHANGE ONE’S LIFE AND GUARANTEE A HOME IN HEAVEN BECAUSE OF THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS CHRIST ON A CROSS, IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN THE WORLD. TIME REGULARLY IGNORES SUCH PEOPLE BECAUSE THEIR LIST IS NOT ONLY SUBJECTIVE, IT REFLECTS A SECULAR PROGRESSIVE WORLDVIEW.
TIME USED TO BE AN IMPORTANT MAGAZINE, WITH GOOD WRITERS AND EDITORS AND SUBJECTS WORTH READING. NOW IT IS A SHADOW OF ITS FORMER SELF. I DON’T KNOW ANYONE WHO READS IT AND I DOUBT MANY OF MY FELLOW JOURNALISTS PAY ATTENTION TO IT. IF THERE WERE A LIST OF THE LEAST INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS IN AMERICA, TIME MAGAZINE WOULD BE AT OR NEAR THE TOP.
I’M CAL THOMAS.
