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Originally Posted by steeljack
Bullseyebarb, Sorry if you think my use of the taliban is a bit strong , but does the name , Rev. Fred Phelps mean anything to you ...........in case it doesnt ....he's the "Christian" gentleman from Kansas who along with his acolytes have been travelling the country and picketing the funerals of dead service people and praying for God to infect all servicemen with the AIDS virus,
Or maybe you haven't heard about another "Christian" gentleman called Jerry Falwell, the guy has a national TV show called the 700 club , he's the guy who told America that Katrina was Gods punishment to New Orleans for being a city comparable to the cities on the Plain ( Sodom and Gommarah)
Lets not forget to mention brother Jimmy Swaggert (cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis) he's the one who preachs on Sundays and spends the rest of the week with $10 hookers .
I wont bother to mention Americas favourite preacher , Billy Graham and his views on Jews (check the released Nixon tapes)
I guess Mormons qualify as Christians , so how about the guy recently arrested in Vegas after being on the FBIs most wanted list, for forcing young girls into polygamous marriages and sodomy
I've just checked my OED and a zealot is described as .."an uncompromising or extreme partisan, a fanatic"
ergo ...Taliban = Fanatic = Zealot .........
would be interested to hear/read your views on the latest news out of Georgia where they are trying to ban from a public library the childrens books by British writer , J K Rowling (Harry Potter series) for being too Satanic
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I am well aware of all of the above. I would never classify Fred Phelps as a Christian. He's a vicious, twisted old man. He and his pitiful followers deserve nothing but contempt. Warren Jeffs, (the cult leader recently arrested in Las Vegas), doesn't qualify as a Christian either. The Mormons certainly would not claim him. Don't care for either Falwell or Swaggert. Billy Graham? Well, I think it's fair to say that's he's done a lot of good in the world. I believe in redemption and who amongst us hasn't said or done something stupid at some point in our lives. Mrs. Laura Mallory of Gwinnett County, Georgia has been trying to get Harry Potter banned from public schools for some time now. She has been repeatedly turned down and will continue to go nowhere with her appeals. I feel very sorry for her children. I grew up reading Enid Blyton. No doubt Mrs. Mallory would have gone after Enid, too. Do not judge a society by such people. America is a very religious country, with all faiths represented. The vast majority of us can spot the nutcases and do not subscribe to their way of thinking.