Remember that whole religious freedom idea that the United States was based upon? Good idea, right? No favoritism, just the freedom to practice and a basic respect for those religions that you don’t practice? Well, the New York Times is here to say tosh on that! The Times has arrived at a firm policy that Christianity should be attacked but Islam is sacrosanct, never to be smeared!
At least, one would be excused for reading this as the Times’ firm policy considering the recent flap over competing advertisements, one that the Times happily published and another the erstwhile paper of record refused to print. One that excoriated Christianity published by the Times and one on Islam the Times rejected.
The ad in question was a vicious anti-Catholic ad replete with calls for Catholics to turn against (and quit) their religion and featuring a satirical cartoon of a Catholic official. The ad was placed in the Times by a virulent anti-Catholic group called the Freedom from Religion Foundation. The ad was reminiscent of the Nazi’s cartoons against Jews in the run up to WWII.
Naturally, Catholic groups were incensed at the Times for taking this hate-ad.
Consequently, Pam Geller of AtlasShrugs.com, a noted activist against radical Islam, decided to create an add mimicking the anti-Catholic add that The New York Times ran but instead of being anti-Catholic, her ad was anti-radical Islam.
Naturally, in a truly hypocritical move, the NYT refused to run Geller’s Islam-themed ad. Geller noted that the Times gave her reason, too. The Times claimed that they might run the ad later but said that it would incite Muslims to kill our soldiers overseas if run now. She quotes the Times as telling her: “the fallout from running this ad now could put U.S. troops and/or civilians in the [Afghan] region in danger.”
A pretty weak excuse, really.
Interestingly, Fox News gets some of the particulars about this story wrong. They call Geller an “anti-Islam” activist. She is not. She is an anti-jihadist, an anti-radical Islam activist, not an anti-Islam activist. This is an important point that Fox decided to ignore.
Certainly the NYT can publish any advertisement it likes. No one is saying they shouldn’t be allowed to pick one over another. But the Times’ actions here speak volumes. It shows where the Times’ loyalties are. Sadly, The New York Times is eagerly in favor of the destruction of Christianity but not as zealous about ridding the world of radical Islam.
March 17th, 2012 at 6:44 pm
Yeah, I definitely disagree with picking favorites. All religions suck equally.
March 17th, 2012 at 6:57 pm
Well I think both ads should have run.
Oh, and Archie Bunker aka Bill Donohue can suck it.
March 17th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Just another example of liberal self-loathing. Liberals hate themselves, which is why they hate all aspects of our culture, from religious heritage to construction to baseball. It is a mental disease.
March 18th, 2012 at 5:06 am
Fox gets something “wrong?!” Fox gets something “wrong?!” Anything connected with Fox News is a lie, distortion, or misinformation, designed to further a political agenda, and I am sure that this story is as well.
March 18th, 2012 at 11:44 am
McCain, those who are religious have a mental deficiency. Especially the fundies. They spend their whole life wasting all that time, only to eventually die and become dirt. Such a sad, sad waste.
I absolutely do not hate myself, so you are wrong there. In fact, my life is absolutely fantastic! I love my life, and I didn’t have to pray to some sky zombie to achieve that.
March 18th, 2012 at 11:49 am
Can’t fool me, lady.
March 18th, 2012 at 11:53 am
If anything it’s Rethuglicans who need to examine themselves. You guys hate all non-Christians, you hate homosexuals, you hate women, most of you are racist. You guys are just pu$$ies, which is why you must have the biggest guns, and why a majority of you are God fearing idiots.
March 18th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
See, nobody talks like that who is happy. Essentially, part of the liberal self-loathing process is they externalize their self hatred on to others, which is why they hate everything around them. They hate families, kids, all people. And they especially hate happy people like those who attend church regularly who studies show have high self-esteem, value their lives, and contribute more to society. I mean c’mon, has anyone met an angry liberal who actually did anything useful?
March 18th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
So, you’re not happy then? You talk like that all the damn time, in fact you have similar toned responses in this very thread. Your life must be miserable if we are gauging quality of life on internet forum comments.
And sure, I can see how living in a fantasy land might make one happier.
March 18th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
And well, a vast majority of scientists are atheists and a VAST majority are liberal, so yes – liberals can be quite productive. When it comes to any sort of scientific advancement – thank a liberal atheist.
March 18th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
Liberals think that human life is a disease upon Mother Earth. They serve and worship Gia, much like the Thugs of old who worshiped Kali. Blood must be sacrificed to appease their gods and goddesses.
Perhaps one day a few Liberals will awaken and embrace the Cylon God, who made us all perfect and loves us for that perfection. Until that day, Liberals will wallow in their misery, hating all that they come in contact with.
March 18th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Imagine if Jesus the socialist were here today. You guys would probably have him horse drawn and quartered.
March 18th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Religion is a poison on this Earth. It’s the biggest c0ck-block for scientific advancement. It’s easy to see why it came into existence because it has always been used to explain the unknown. There’s no need to research something when you can just put the God stamp on it. Just read Exodus 13:21. It’s just a damn volcano! Religion just isn’t needed. Science flies people to the moon, religion flies people into buildings.
Religion is always trying to refine itself as science uncovers the truth, for example the Catholic church refining itself, thanks to advancements in the theory of evolution.
March 18th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
“Religion is a poison on this Earth. It’s the biggest c0ck-block for scientific advancement. ”
There is a statement of pure ignorance. In the early days of science, the two went hand-in-hand. The Catholic Church was the ADVANCER of science when science was new.
March 18th, 2012 at 6:23 pm
Yes they were. In fact, the reason that liberals always major in liberal arts is that they don’t understand the math and science fields.
March 18th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
Patrick, you do know that a great majority of scientists are in fact liberals, right?
Republicans, and more specifically fundie-Republicans are doing their best to force ‘creation science’ (ie: hocus pocus science) into schools.
March 19th, 2012 at 1:52 am
Actually that is false. Liberals are less educated idiots, everyone knows that. The real discussion comes down to whether or not you can believe their lofty idealism.
March 19th, 2012 at 5:02 am
One day we’re Ivy league elitists, the next we’re uneducated idiots. You need more consistency. Oh, and some proof of what you’re saying, because you’re talking out of your ass.
March 20th, 2012 at 12:59 am
There is a statement of pure ignorance. In the early days of science, the two went hand-in-hand. The Catholic Church was the ADVANCER of science when science was new.
Yes an advancer of science. Science like the sun revolves around the earth and we’ll exile or kill you if you say otherwise.
Reason is totally legit unless you use it to doubt god’s existence or question whether jesus is the son of god. In which case we’ll kill you.
March 20th, 2012 at 1:06 am
Yes they were. In fact, the reason that liberals always major in liberal arts is that they don’t understand the math and science fields.
Yeah, all those conservative mathematicians and physicists, astrophysicists, and scientists… Einstein, Hawking, Feynman, Segan, Turing…
In fact, I can’t think of ANY luminary conservative scientist groundbreaker of the last century, which is astounding if you think about it. Except for Francis Collins. And scientist Ray Comfort, of course with his famous “atheist’s nightmare” banana.
March 20th, 2012 at 1:29 am
Science flies people to the moon; religion flies people into buildings.
I need this on a t-shirt.
March 20th, 2012 at 1:47 am
I thought of another one! Edison! A predatory, anti-competitive, pirate who destroyed his enemies through unfair business practices. Oh, and a wild anti-Semite. So there’s one you guys can count on your side.
I’ll keep thinking…
March 20th, 2012 at 4:37 am
Yeah, all those conservative mathematicians and physicists, astrophysicists, and scientists… Einstein, Hawking, Feynman, Segan, Turing…
According to Pew, a whopping 6% of scientists identify themselves as Republican.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:20 am
Once again, ‘Me’, you are quite wrong! Thomas Edison should be counted on your team.
“Nature is what we know. We do not know the gods of religions. And nature is not kind, or merciful, or loving. If God made me — the fabled God of the three qualities of which I spoke: mercy, kindness, love — He also made the fish I catch and eat. And where do His mercy, kindness, and love for that fish come in? No; nature made us — nature did it all — not the gods of the religions”
So, Edison was an atheist, or a Nature-worshiper at the very least. Goes in nicely with him being anti-Semitic, another position the Far-Left seems comfy with.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:33 am
Wait, wasn’t Breitbart also an atheist? I could be wrong here, but I thought for sure he was.
March 20th, 2012 at 9:02 am
I didn’t say Edison was religious, I said he was conservative. There can be no doubt on that point. Your quote sounds closer to Ayn Rand, more than any lefty. Would you put her in “my team” as well?
March 20th, 2012 at 11:54 am
“McCain, those who are religious have a mental deficiency. Especially the fundies. They spend their whole life wasting all that time, only to eventually die and become dirt. Such a sad, sad waste.”
And even bigger idiots think its that simple.
You dont have to believe, but dont call me stupid just because you cant prove your negatives while I never claimed I could prove my positives
I hate organized religion as well but our churches of all denominations have and are the largest source of charity in our country and planet.
I have seen faith help many many people to save their own lives.
I have yet to see the Atheist or agnostic do half as much for this world.
You dont have to believe. Just dont be and idiot as if you could prove theres no God.
Its a big universe man and I believe theres a better place to chose to go after death.
And I dont have to take solace in that for anyone but me
March 21st, 2012 at 3:54 am
Obviously Ayn Rand would not be part of your team, ‘Me’. She wouldn’t belong to any ‘team.’ She was an Individualist first, last and always. And a Capitalist, too!