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