Fox News' Brit Hume Tells Tiger Woods: "Convert to Christianity to Recover from Scandal"

Fox News' analyst Brit Hume tells Tiger Woods to "convert to Christianity to recover from scandal."

Fox News' analyst Brit Hume, who appeared on "Fox News Sunday," dispensed some advice to disgraced golfer Tiger Woods Sunday morning, telling Woods, who is a Buddhist, to "turn to Christianity" to make a full recovery. He said that Woods' recovery "depends on his faith." He added that "the extent to which he can recover seems to me depends on his faith." He also said, "He is said to be a Buddhist. I don't think that faith offers the kind of forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith. My message to Tiger would, "Tiger, turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world."

What all is said and done, I believe that Tiger Woods can become a far better person when he recovers from this scandal. We have all done things we are not proud of, some worst than others. Personally, I have gone through adversity that was self-inflicted and I had no-one else to blame but myself. I got through it when I realized I had nowhere else to turn but to my faith and spirituality. I prayed without ceasing and I realized that I was nothing without God.

I won't jump on the bandwagon and criticize Brit Hume for his comments, I think his intentions were good, but I don't believe Tiger Woods should have to change his religion to find peace and spiritual help to overcome this nightmare. He can find it through his religion. Buddhism goes beyond religion and has been characterized as more of a philosophy or a way of live. It is called a philosophy because the Buddhist path can summed up simply as:  leading a moral life; being more mindful and aware of thoughts and actions and lastly, to develop wisdom and understanding. Tiger Woods can't do all this by himself. He needs counsel from Buddhist leaders or Christian leaders if he chooses to convert.

What Tiger Woods has done to his family is a disgrace, but we have all fallen short and stumbled in this journey of life. I pray that he will get the help he needs and realize that being successful starts with self, not with how many material possessions you have or how many championships you have won. It starts with a clear understanding of who you are in the grand scheme of things, the core of your being and how you want to be viewed by others, in terms of self, your character, not possessions or achievements.