Sunday, February 05, 2006

Deity Discrimination

My friends, we have a severe case of "Deity Discrimination". We need to contact our representatives in Washington and demand that affirmative action be extended to cover this insidious form of discrimination.

In all sincerity, I am disturbed more and more by the mainstream media's newfound religious deference and sensitivity to Islam. This is a marked departure form their norms when the cartoon or article is related to the Judeo-Christian religious beliefs. If my readers will reflect back a few years, you will recall that we were told that art exhibits (funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts), depicting a cross in a jar of urine, or a picture of Christ covered in manure, are merely expressions of free speech. Now, these same media outlets won't reprint a series of cartoons by a Dutch cartoonist that are merely a reflection of the outrage of islamist violence. Where, I ask you, is this artists right to free speech.

To make my point I present this quote from the artist himself. "I personally cannot help contrasting the reaction to these cartoons with the reaction to those that refer to Jesus and are apparently quite acceptable. In fact, in the latter case, it is apparently the Christians who need to get "with the program" not the cartoonist.". Personally, I have to wonder where the Mainstream media's sympathies lie. The NY Times has severely hampered our ability to surveil potential Islamist terrorist in our own country with their outing of the NSA program established by the Bush administration. They have repeatedly hammered on this administration with regard to it's purported legality (or illegality as they claim). They have repeatedly mis-characterized the program as "spying on innocent Americans". Even though they have not presented any evidence or individual who has actually claimed they were harmed by this program.

In short, our own mainstream media outlets are guilty, in my opinion, of aiding and abetting terrorism on behalf of the extreme leftist special interest groups. They denounce and decry Christians and their beliefs at the drop of a hat, yet they will not support the right of an artist to say what many of us think with regard to the radical islamist religions that practice terrorism.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like the term "Deity Discrimination." Well written and thoughtful comments. Keep up the good work!

Anonymous said...

-Even though they have not presented any evidence or individual who has actually claimed they were harmed by this program.

The left rarely presents any evidence for any of their arguments. They practice the "politics of feeling," and they don't let the facts get in the way.

LarryC said...

To true...Interestingly, they have been so unable to find anyone who has been harmed by this NSAprogram, Senator Patrick "Leaky" in his interrogation of AG Gonzales demanded that the AG TELL him who was surveilled...Sounds like a fishing trip to me.

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