What A Discusting Bunch Of.....

[Annie12]

I cant get over this awful hatred. We need to pray A LOT for atheists ant anti-Catholics that they will see their wrong ways especially when they voicing them in this way. (see attached file) If you have a Facebook account please come out and say something against this hate speech.

[Annie12]

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2012/02/29/bozell-and-other-leaders-protest-vicious-anti-catholic-huffington-post-a

[Archaeology cat]

Lord, have mercy

[i<3LSOP]

"Father, forgive them for they know not what they do" - Luke 23:24

[EmilyAnn]

I pray they see the error of their ways.

[4588686]

[color=#000000][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=3][left][url="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-doyle/dear-catholics-i-am-heart_b_1307837.html"]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-doyle/dear-catholics-i-am-heart_b_1307837.html[/url][/left][/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=3][left]Actually, I'm not sorry at all, but I suppose an explanation is in order.[/left][/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=3][left]Last week, I wrote a piece with the somewhat provocative title [url="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-doyle/the-jesuseating-cult-of-r_b_1296358.html"]"The Jesus-Eating Cult of Rick Santorum."[/url] The purpose was to take Santorum to task for his persistent and opportunistic attacks on the faith of others, in particular his dog whistle references to President Obama's "phony ideology" and his assertion that it is impossible to be a Christian and liberal. My criticism took the form of a ridiculously over-the-top broadside against Roman Catholicism, a demonstration of the type of vicious religious ignorance and intolerance I too often see coming from too many so-called Christians, especially Santorum.[/left][/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=3][left]Apparently, a lot of Catholics are willing to accept that other people believe they are cannibals. (Bill Donahue, the official fake spokesman for the Church through his League of Extraordinary Catholics or whatever it's called, quoted that section in [url="http://www.catholicleague.org/catholic-contenders-elicit-hatred/"]his weekly hissy fit [/url]today.) I had thought that the gratuitous references to NAMBLA, or tying the Church to terrorism based on their behavior during the Inquisitions, would have been a tip-off.[/left][/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=3][left]I won't say that Catholics need to lighten up or learn to take a joke, because the piece wasn't intended to be light-hearted or funny. It was satire, meaning... well, you can look that up. (It was probably a mistake to put it in the Comedy section; the editors wanted readers to know it was not to be taken literally.)[/left][/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=3][left]It's traditional at this point for me to half-apologize, to say that I'm sorry if anybody was offended, but I really don't mind if anybody was offended. I hope they will now think twice before they question the faith of progressive Christians, or Mormons or Muslims. I doubt they will.[/left][/size][/font][/color]



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[4588686]

I think I understand where he's coming from. He didn't do it well but his intention was to turn Santorum's own vile rhetoric back on him. It was placed under the comedy section. It would poorly executed satire of Rick Santorum's rhetoric but it was clearly not intended to be taken literally and calling this 'hate-speech' is hyperbolic.

[BG45]

Wait, you mean the entire Huffington Post isn't a comedy site?

[Annie12]

[quote name='Hasan' timestamp='1330546644' post='2394589']
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[left][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=3]Actually, I'm not sorry at all, but I suppose an explanation is in order.[/size][/font][/color][/left]

[left][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=3]Last week, I wrote a piece with the somewhat provocative title [url="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-doyle/the-jesuseating-cult-of-r_b_1296358.html"]"The Jesus-Eating Cult of Rick Santorum."[/url] The purpose was to take Santorum to task for his persistent and opportunistic attacks on the faith of others, in particular his dog whistle references to President Obama's "phony ideology" and his assertion that it is impossible to be a Christian and liberal. My criticism took the form of a ridiculously over-the-top broadside against Roman Catholicism, a demonstration of the type of vicious religious ignorance and intolerance I too often see coming from too many so-called Christians, especially Santorum.[/size][/font][/color][/left]

[left][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=3]Apparently, a lot of Catholics are willing to accept that other people believe they are cannibals. (Bill Donahue, the official fake spokesman for the Church through his League of Extraordinary Catholics or whatever it's called, quoted that section in [url="http://www.catholicleague.org/catholic-contenders-elicit-hatred/"]his weekly hissy fit [/url]today.) I had thought that the gratuitous references to NAMBLA, or tying the Church to terrorism based on their behavior during the Inquisitions, would have been a tip-off.[/size][/font][/color][/left]

[left][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=3]I won't say that Catholics need to lighten up or learn to take a joke, because the piece wasn't intended to be light-hearted or funny. It was satire, meaning... well, you can look that up. (It was probably a mistake to put it in the Comedy section; the editors wanted readers to know it was not to be taken literally.)[/size][/font][/color][/left]

[left][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Century, Times, serif][size=3]It's traditional at this point for me to half-apologize, to say that I'm sorry if anybody was offended, but I really don't mind if anybody was offended. I hope they will now think twice before they question the faith of progressive Christians, or Mormons or Muslims. I doubt they will.[/size][/font][/color][/left]




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It was vicious anti-catholic hate speech dressed up as satire and catholics should, will and have taken great offense!

[Annie12]

If you really believe that Christ is who he says he is you will take offense.

[4588686]

[quote name='Annie12' timestamp='1330547417' post='2394597']
If you really believe that Christ is who he says he is you will take offense.
[/quote]

If you really believe that Christ is who the Church says he is is then any satire of Santorum, or any simmilar figure, will probably be offensive.

[4588686]

I'm not denying that this is offensive, by the way. It certainly is for a Catholic. I'm just denying that it was anti-Catholic. The purpose was clearly not to incite hatred of Catholics. It was certainly contemptuous of Catholicism but that is different from hating Catholics.

[Brother Adam]

[quote name='Hasan' timestamp='1330549016' post='2394614']
I'm not denying that this is offensive, by the way. It certainly is for a Catholic. I'm just denying that it was anti-Catholic. The purpose was clearly not to incite hatred of Catholics. It was certainly contemptuous of Catholicism but that is different from hating Catholics.
[/quote]

Oh, good! It's just satire. I want to see the one he did on Muslims. Or homosexuals. Or better yet, the one on blacks. Where is his "Blacks are a bunch of n*ggers" piece?

[Luigi]

[quote name='Hasan' timestamp='1330549016' post='2394614']
I'm not denying that this is offensive, by the way. It certainly is for a Catholic. I'm just denying that it was anti-Catholic. [b]The purpose was clearly not to incite hatred of Catholics. [/b]It was certainly contemptuous of Catholicism but that is different from hating Catholics.
[/quote]

How do you know? Prove it.

[4588686]

[quote name='Brother Adam' timestamp='1330551618' post='2394636']
Oh, good! It's just satire. I want to see the one he did on Muslims. Or homosexuals. Or better yet, the one on blacks. Where is his "Blacks are a bunch of n*ggers" piece?
[/quote]

He wasn't attempting satire against Catholicism but against Santorum, because of his similarly offensive and exaggerated against Muslims, homosexuals, and others.

But please don't let reasonableness get in the way of your persecution complex.

[quote name='Luigi' timestamp='1330551947' post='2394639']
How do you know? Prove it.
[/quote]

Well it was posted under humor, he explained his purpose, and his family is Catholic. So somehow I doubt he was attempting to incite hatred against his family.

Edited February 29, 2012 by Hasan