Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Continuing With A Theme

We are frequently told that Islam is a religion of compassion and love; there are those who find that a risible assertion, given the jihadism embraced by so many terrorists.

Somehow, however, many forms of Christianity get a free pass when it comes to their own acts of terror and promotion of hatred. I offer in evidence two clips of the Pastor Stephen L. Anderson of Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Arizona. In the first clip, the man of God calls for the death of Barrack Obama. Some might interpret it as a terrorist threat:



Similarly, this god-fearing man tells us that death is the only fate worthy of Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner as he offers up this moving prayer for the celebrity transgendered former athlete:
“I’m going to pray that he dies and goes to Hell. Are you serious? Look, I have nothing but hate — when I see a man dressed up as a woman, who has mutilated his body to become a woman, and say ‘Hey, look at me everybody. Look at me kids!’ I mean, the kids in America today — 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 years old are seeing this freak and having their minds perverted and ruined permanently. Listen to me, I hate him with a perfect hatred. I have no love — NO LOVE — for this Bruce freak. I hope he dies today. I hope he dies and goes to Hell. He’s disgusting, he’s filthy, he’s reprobate. I would pray all these prayers in Psalm 69. I would pray all this in Psalm 69 and 129 toward him.”

“You evil, filthy animal that’s destroying the morals of our country,” Anderson said as his rant continued. “DIE!”



VIEWER CAUTION: I suggest you only watch a small part of the second video, unless you have an unusually high tolerance for lunatic hate speech.

6 comments:

  1. This is not an opinion he's citing Lorne. This is a projection of his inner self. Pretty twisted.

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    1. Sounds like he needs to exorcise his inner demons, doesn't it, Pamela?

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  2. Something tells me Christ would cringe, Lorne.

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    1. Agreed, Owen. One also can't help but wonder if any within the congregation realize they are listening to a hate-filled lunatic and not the word of God.

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  3. Religious fundamentalism of all stripes is fueled on fear, resentment, anger and hate. It makes me wonder just how far this thinking is from someone like Rick Santorum's belief structure? I suspect it would be a depressingly small degree. Do you really think this bastard is much more than a really flamboyant version of Pat Robertson?

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    1. I suspect all such are cut from the same narrow, blinkered cloth, Mound.

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