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Beck: People Don’t Recognize ‘Obama’s Version of Christianity’ Beck Should Study Theology Before Making Comments. Beck’s Not Christian.

By Jorge Barake, on August 29th, 2010%

Source: Washington Post

Just one day after he drew a sea of conservative activists to see him speak on the National Mall, Fox News host Glenn Beck appeared on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss the event. Beck said his rally — at which former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin also spoke — drew “on the . . . → Read More: Beck: People Don’t Recognize ‘Obama’s Version of Christianity’ Beck Should Study Theology Before Making Comments. Beck’s Not Christian.

Intolerance and Now Violence: Fire at Tennessee Mosque Building Site Ruled Arson

By Jorge Barake, on August 29th, 2010%

Source: CBS News

Construction Equipment at Site of Planned Islamic Center Torched; Vocal Protests Against Mosque Have Been Ongoing

Federal officials are investigating a fire that started overnight at the site of a new Islamic center in a Nashville suburb.

Ben Goodwin of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to CBS Affiliate WTVF that the . . . → Read More: Intolerance and Now Violence: Fire at Tennessee Mosque Building Site Ruled Arson

Smoke Bombs Thrown at Right-Wing Group English Defense League Protest. EDL and Tea Party Similar in Intolerance?

By Jorge Barake, on August 28th, 2010%

Source: Lancaster Unity

More than 1,600 officers on horseback and in riot gear pen in 700 activists, including BNP members and soccer thugs

Far-right activists threw smoke bombs and missiles and fought with the police as trouble flared in a protest organised by the English Defence League.

Bricks and bottles and smoke bombs were . . . → Read More: Smoke Bombs Thrown at Right-Wing Group English Defense League Protest. EDL and Tea Party Similar in Intolerance?

Religious Dispatches: Beck Claims Obama is “Not Christian”

By Jorge Barake, on August 26th, 2010%

Source: Religion Dispatches

Last night on his Fox television program, Glenn Beck (now fashioning himself a religion expert) tried to launch a theological attack on President Barack Obama‘s Christianity, opportunistically pasting together a predictable string of Jeremiah-Wright-Michael-Pfleger-Jim-Wallis clips to suggest that the President’s espoused a rogue brand of Christianity that was not Christianity at . . . → Read More: Religious Dispatches: Beck Claims Obama is “Not Christian”

Ken Melhman: There is Room for Gays in the GOP. Who Is Ken Kidding?

By Jorge Barake, on August 26th, 2010%

Source: The Huffington Post

In an interview with the Huffington Post on Wednesday night, former Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman — whoannounced earlier Wednesday that he is gay and intends to join the fight for marriage equality in California — said he wishes he had come out while he was the face of . . . → Read More: Ken Melhman: There is Room for Gays in the GOP. Who Is Ken Kidding?

Another Embarrassment to Christianity, Franklin Graham. Franklin Graham, Evangelical Minister: Obama’s ‘Problem Is That He Was Born A Muslim’ (VIDEO)

By Jorge Barake, on August 21st, 2010%

Source: The Huffington Post

Reverend Franklin Graham, son of renowned Christian evangelist Billy Graham, said Thursday that the reason a growing number of peoplebelieve President Obama to be a Muslim is because he was, in fact, born into that religion due to the “seed of Islam” that was passed to him through his father, Barack . . . → Read More: Another Embarrassment to Christianity, Franklin Graham. Franklin Graham, Evangelical Minister: Obama’s ‘Problem Is That He Was Born A Muslim’ (VIDEO)

Politics and Racism, Behind ‘Manhattan Mosque’ Row

By Jorge Barake, on August 21st, 2010%

Source: Arab News

The firestorm that erupted against building a Muslim cultural center in downtown Manhattan is a political issue. The Bill of Rights and the constitutional arguments aside, this case is serving several groups as vehicle to score political victories in the upcoming midterm congressional elections.

For the Republican Party and the neocons . . . → Read More: Politics and Racism, Behind ‘Manhattan Mosque’ Row

Republicans and Cronies Do Not Want Mosque Built but Love Exploiting 9/11 Tragedy. (Video) Ask Roy Blunt

By Jorge Barake, on August 19th, 2010%

Source: The Plum Line

GOP Senate candidate Roy Blunt‘s campaign has pulled down a Web video displaying the smoldering remains of the 9/11 attacks alongside audio of his Democratic opponent saying the location of the Islamic center should be up to New Yorkers to decide.

And now the Dem, Robin Carnahan, is going on . . . → Read More: Republicans and Cronies Do Not Want Mosque Built but Love Exploiting 9/11 Tragedy. (Video) Ask Roy Blunt

Glenn Beck’s Holocaust Remarks Cross Line, Lead To Meeting With FOX Executives

By Jorge Barake, on August 3rd, 2010%

Michael Calderone/Yahoo! News

Fox News host Glenn Beck is known for generating controversy on television and the radio. But some Jewish leaders recently felt Beck went too far, and made their grievances known to Fox News chief executive Roger Ailes.

Simon Greer, chief executive of Jewish Funds for Justice, told The Upshot that when . . . → Read More: Glenn Beck’s Holocaust Remarks Cross Line, Lead To Meeting With FOX Executives

What Do You Get When You Mix Hate, Contempt and Intolerance For Illegal Immigrants? Death Threats To A Federal Judge

By Jorge Barake, on July 30th, 2010%

Sandhya Somashekhar/The Washington Post

The federal judge who blocked key aspects of Arizona‘s new immigration law was so well regarded across the political spectrum that she was nominated to the federal bench by PresidentBill Clinton, a Democrat, who tapped her on the recommendation of Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), one of Congress’s most conservative senators.

This . . . → Read More: What Do You Get When You Mix Hate, Contempt and Intolerance For Illegal Immigrants? Death Threats To A Federal Judge

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