“[A]ll this talk of people who burn the Quran — and nothing about the people who reacted in such a stupid way – we are always blaming the victim and not holding them [accountable], not most Muslims but at least a large part of Muslim culture that doesn’t condemn their people,” Maher said.The people who blame the nutty Florida pastor for the violence in Afghanistan are the people who are hoping the radicals will cut their heads off last.
Maher’s panelists, CNN “In the Arena” host Eliot Spitzer, the BBC’s Katty Kay and Newsweek/Daily Beast contributor Andrew Sullivan explained the rationale of the likes of Gen. David Petraeus and South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to condemn the pastor and not those committing the heinous acts. However, Maher struck condemning tone.
“What it comes down to is there is one religion in the world that kills you when you disagree with them and they say, ‘Look, we are a religion of peace and if you disagree, we’ll f###ing cut your head off,’ and nobody calls them on it. There are very few people that will call them on it. You know, it’s like if dad is a violent drunk and beats his kids,” Maher said. “You don’t blame the kid because he set dad off. You blame Dad because he’s a violent drunk.”
Monday, April 11, 2011
Religion of Peace Quote of the Day
From comic Bill Maher who on rare occasion gets it right:
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Doesn't the old testament require the death penalty for working on the sabbath? Have you ever worked on the Sabbath?
Of course I've worked on the Sabbath, but there's such a thing as the New Testament and many of the Old Testament rules were eliminated (such as the dietary laws). Besides that, Christians don't run around cutting people's heads off for working on the Sabbath.
You have a valid point. Have to concede that one.
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