Comments on: When ridiculing religion is acceptable

By: The Caretaker

The Caretaker — Sat, 06 Nov 2004 18:15:26 +0000

It Couldn’t Happen to a Nicer Gang

That said, the real question is why CBN, for example, does not have a Sixty Minutes of its own. Part of the answer might be that many, if not most, of my fellow believers don’t watch TV–and if shows like this are any indicator, I can’t blame them. (…

By: Jim Martin

Jim Martin — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:03:09 +0000

Correction: It is http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FD27Ak01.html

By: Jim Martin

Jim Martin — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 07:58:10 +0000

Me thinks paralloyd would prefer mullahf**ker to Muslim. How about Osama Does Las Vegas, or vise versa? That would be funny!

Because the vast majority of muslims are not causing problems right now, doesn’t mean they agree with us. On the contrary, you should read the difference between Islam and Christianity at http://www.AsiaOnline.com, which has a very interesting article on the subject: Why we are losing.

By: nonymous Al

nonymous Al — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:29:52 +0000

1. – Michelle does not “make up words” to call Muslims.

*Islamo-fascist* and the like have been around for a long time.

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2. – It is NOT anti-Muslim to use such coinages to distinguish the Muslim majority from the very substantial Muslim minority who are indeed like fascists and nazis, seeking to eliminate everyone who is not Muslim from the planet.

Quite the opposite, it is CHARITABLE to Muslims to AVOID calling the hijackers and baby-murderers and prisoner-behraders simply “Muslims”.

… As in “Muslims murdered a Buddhist nun in Kashmir today, after raping and torturing her.”

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IOW, “Islamo-fascist” and other such words are what a charitable people use who nevertheless insist on NOT CENSORING THE NEWS – as is done in the liberal media, which refuse to report on Kashmir and/or Sudan and/or the Philippines … … or any other such theaters in the Islamo-fascist War Against “Kafir”.

By: CrazyFool

CrazyFool — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:10:49 +0000

Because there wouldn’t be a media outrage if it were Christians, or Jews.

But there certainly would be if it were muslims, or homosexuals, transgender, or any of the other ‘Politically Correct’ groups. You would hear cries of Racism from shore to shore (even tho none of those groups are a ‘race’). The ACLU might even get involved.

By: The Liberal Avenger

The Liberal Avenger — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:06:21 +0000

You’ve got to admit, though, that the Amish are pretty damn amusing.

Especially when the young ones buy crystal methamphetamine and wreak havoc all around Centerville.

By: Semi-Intelligent Thoughts

Semi-Intelligent Thoughts — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:01:20 +0000

Amish In the City???

This is one of the many, many reasons why I rarely watch TV these days. I think it may be too late to save that particular medium. Movies, on the other hand…well, I’ll save that for an essay I’m planning…

By: John

John — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 21:51:47 +0000

The point is that the ACLU (and other neolibs) spend their lives working to remove any semblance of Christianity from our culture. Then we have activist judges like Phyllis Hamilton ruling that it’s OK to force students to practice Islam for 3 weeks. Throw in the fact that Christian Fundamentalists and Catholics are labeled “right wing religous extremists”, and you should see Michelle’s point. On the other hand, it is politically incorrect to mock Muslims. It is politically incorrect to be suspicious of a stranger’s activity just because he/she is middle eastern, even though there’s probably 10,000,000 Muslims in the world who would nuke New York if given the chance.

If 19 Catholics had committed the mass murder on 9/11, and the Pope had declared a Jihad against America(and the USS Cole, and Lockerbe)I as a Catholic would have no problems with profiling based on religion. I would not complain if I were singled out while boarding a plane. But try to detain more than 2 Muslims who are acting suspiciously in an airport, and you’re breaking the law.

By: abel

abel — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:21:45 +0000

Michelle have this thing against muslims.
Making up words like “islamofacist’, “islamic protectorate…”

By: Julie Anne Fidler

Julie Anne Fidler — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:11:53 +0000

I know this won’t be a popular view, but considering my house in right smack dab in the middle of Amish farms, I think it sounds very amusing!!

By: meep

meep — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:09:33 +0000

Ah, yes, the Hitlery Channel. I got sick of that stuff a while back, but they have had other excellent programs. The series on the Tsars was really cool. And I liked Simon Schama’s History of Britain. And though I got sick of Hitler, the WWII program The Color of War was very interesting as well.

One should spice up one’s viewing schedule anyway. I regularly watch the Science Channel (where Discovery has shunted all their old Science programs, it seems), Cartoon Network, Food Network, and the History Channel. Mainly. Lots of good stuff on TV, really, and much better than what’s on tap on PBS.

By: americankitty

americankitty — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:06:45 +0000

She’s not berating the Muslims at all in this post. She’s simply pointing out the media bias regarding religions.

I could see them doing the same thing with Orthadox Jews, to be honest. No one would bat an eyelash.

By: Paralloyd

Paralloyd — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:34:04 +0000

The “professional grievance mongers” would probably equally upset if the series was about Hasidic Jews, Mormons, Buddhists, Catholic priests, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Rastafarians, Southern Baptists, Hindus, Shinto monks, or fundamentalist born again Christians from Missouri. Would there be an uproar if the show was about Vietnamese refugees instead of Amish? Or Aboriginies? Or poor whites from the Appalachians?

Why do you constantly berate Muslims, Michelle? The show is about the Amish, not Muslims, and the reason why there aren’t protests is because the Amish don’t watch TV and they are a passive culture that refrains from protest. Why do you insist on making issues of non-existent “what if” situations? Next time, before you type the letters “M-U-S-L-I-M” replace it with “J-E-W” and consider how your tone might be perceived.

By: actus

actus — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:24:32 +0000

“That, of course, sets up the premise of “Amish in the City,” which is to see what happens when a bunch of narrow-minded, shiftless, materialistic ignoramuses are brought together under one roof with people who live a life characterized by deep faith and strong tradition.”

Sounds like they’re ridiculing the non-religious people.

By: CrazyFool

CrazyFool — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:05:04 +0000

Michelle, You can probably expect the CAIR (not to mention ACLU) police at your door at any minute for even suggesting such a thing featuring devout muslims….

How can this be called ‘Reality TV’ when the whole thing is staged?