I’m usually not much of an activist about things like this, but this is just ridiculous. Rosie O’Donnell has stated that Christians are no different from Muslims in our pursuit of our religious beliefs. I didn’t even mind it too much when Rosie came out of the closet, even though I disagree with her lifestyle. But comments like this just irritate me to no end.
O’Donnell on ABC: ‘Radical Christians’ no different than murderous radical Muslims
Neither O’Donnell nor ABC has apologized
ABC’s Rosie O’Donnell told a nationwide audience this week that “radical Christians” are the same as radical Muslims who piloted hijacked jetliners into New York’s Twin Towers, who chop off the heads of individuals and who bomb innocent children in suicide attacks. O’Donnell made her comments as host of ABC’s “The View.”
“Radical Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam in a country like America where we have separation of church and state,” O’Donnell said. She had been saying that America was attacked “not by a nation.” She continued: “And as a result of the attack and the killing of 3,000 innocent people, we invaded two countries and killed innocent people.”
Even her liberal co-hosts were shocked by her comments.
Co-host Joy Behar protested that Christians are not trying to impose mass murder on America. “This group (radical Muslims) is threatening to kill us.” Replied O’Donnell: “No, but we are bombing innocent people in other countries. True or false?”O’Donnell was saying there is no difference between the radical Muslims who kill in the name of Allah and Bible-believing Christians who follow the teachings of Jesus.
Neither O’Donnell nor ABC apologized for the comments. Had she made similar comments about minorities or homosexuals, there would have been an apology, and she would have probably been fired.
The message from ABC is that bashing Christians is acceptable, even comparing them with murderers who kill in the name of Allah.
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Do with it what you will, but I at least wanted you to know it occurred and let you make your own decision if it needs to be addressed.
swell says
first off, there is a difference between christians and radical christians. obviously, o'donnell was making a point not to characterize all of christianity as facist and violent. this is in the same vein that president bush makes a distinction between islamic facists and the rest of muslim culture.
so, how can she compare islamic facism and radical christianity? sure their methods are different, but both extremes lead to the deaths of thousands of people the claim are the enemy, which is basically those who are not like them. their goals are the same: the destruction or oppression of everyone who is not just like them. their rhetoric is the same: my god is superior to your god. god is on my side. i'm good, you are evil. their hate is the same. the threat is the same.
there are christian sects that actually use the bible to justify the use of violence if it is perpetrated in order to punish violators of god's law. this includes killing interracial couples, abortionists, prostitutes and homosexuals, burning pornography stores, and robbing banks and perpetrating frauds to undermine the usury system. these people break the laws of our states and country without tolerance for other belief systems and i am sure that this is what o'donnell was refering to.
sure, no one crashed a plane into an abortion clinic full of 3000 women and doctors, but don't you think the anti-abortion activists who are responsible for countless bombings and murders would if they could?
swell says
first off, there is a difference between christians and radical christians. obviously, o’donnell was making a point not to characterize all of christianity as facist and violent. this is in the same vein that president bush makes a distinction between islamic facists and the rest of muslim culture.
so, how can she compare islamic facism and radical christianity? sure their methods are different, but both extremes lead to the deaths of thousands of people the claim are the enemy, which is basically those who are not like them. their goals are the same: the destruction or oppression of everyone who is not just like them. their rhetoric is the same: my god is superior to your god. god is on my side. i’m good, you are evil. their hate is the same. the threat is the same.
there are christian sects that actually use the bible to justify the use of violence if it is perpetrated in order to punish violators of god’s law. this includes killing interracial couples, abortionists, prostitutes and homosexuals, burning pornography stores, and robbing banks and perpetrating frauds to undermine the usury system. these people break the laws of our states and country without tolerance for other belief systems and i am sure that this is what o’donnell was refering to.
sure, no one crashed a plane into an abortion clinic full of 3000 women and doctors, but don’t you think the anti-abortion activists who are responsible for countless bombings and murders would if they could?