American Fatwa (Editorial in Dallas Morning News. Wow.)

[tanyev]

The DMN supports everything our Glorious Leader does, so I was stunned to see how hard hitting this editorial is.


American Fatwa: Pat Robertson's remark calls for full rebuke

Thursday, August 25, 2005


Like some self-styled American mullah, popular Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson has issued forth to his television audience how the U.S. should deal with a combative foreign leader – assassination.

American clergy, after catching its collective breath, has a responsibility to marginalize the foggy and off-kilter Mr. Robertson. The world should hear mainstream religious leaders in the country condemn his blather, lest it be interpreted as some 700 Club fatwa that the nation takes seriously.

Leading voices in this nation have been beseeching responsible Muslim leaders to take responsibility for corrosive speech among their faith's fringe. The same goes for leaders of all Christian denominations now that a well-known TV preacher has advocated the killing of leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.

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The Bush administration has denounced Mr. Robertson's remark through two top officials. Either the White House or surrogates should elevate the level of criticism beyond the current "inappropriate." The word "incendiary" comes to mind for advocating state-ordered murder.
http://www.dallasnews.com/cgi-bin/bi/gold_print.cgi

[rodeodance]

1. as far as I know the WH has not condemned Pat's comments have they?

..The world should hear mainstream religious leaders in the country condemn his blather, lest it be interpreted as some 700 Club fatwa that the nation takes seriously.

[rodeodance]

2. I am saying that Bush himself should speak out on these comments--

....The Bush administration has denounced Mr. Robertson's remark through two top officials. Either the White House or surrogates should elevate the level of criticism beyond the current "inappropriate." The word "incendiary" comes to mind for advocating state-ordered murder.
http://www.dallasnews.com/cgi-bin/bi/gold_print.cgi

[PunkPop]

3. It's certainly admirable of the Dallas Morning Snooze

but I'm not sure it's anything earth-shattering.

Robertson is a full-on psycho. The DMN aren't really going out on a limb by calling on the White House to 'elevate their criticism'. It's the least they could do.

Let me know when they call out Bush personally on his lies, or the Republicans in general for their failed policies.