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

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

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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?

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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?

Daily Kos: Another Proud Member of the American Taliban

Source: Daily Kos

Incumbent Representative John Fleming (R-LA) frames the November election in terms that only a proud member of the American Taliban could support:

LA GOPer: November A Choice Between An Atheist Society And A Christian Nation

Appearing before the Republican Women of Bossier with Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) cast . . . → Read More: Daily Kos: Another Proud Member of the American Taliban

Southern Poverty Law Center: Anti-Latino Hate Crimes on the Rise

Source: Common Dreams

On the heels of a horrific anti-Muslim attack in New York City on Tuesday night, there’s new disturbing evidence that hate crimes are on the rise across the country for Latinos.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is reporting an upward tick in anti-Latino hate crimes, and apparently it’s a general trend that’s . . . → Read More: Southern Poverty Law Center: Anti-Latino Hate Crimes on the Rise

Politics and Racism, Behind ‘Manhattan Mosque’ Row

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

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

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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

Senator Bernie Sanders: GOP Calls To Review 14th Amendment Are ’100 Percent Political’

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Jordan Fabian/The Hill

One of the Senate‘s most liberal members dismissed a Republican proposal to review the 14th Amendment, which gives the children of illegal immigrants the right to citizenship.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a self-described democratic socialist, said the amendment “deserves discussion” but that Republicans are demagoging the issue ahead of the midterm . . . → Read More: Senator Bernie Sanders: GOP Calls To Review 14th Amendment Are ’100 Percent Political’

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

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