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Comedians Give Muslims a Pass
 Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments today on the most glaring double standard among comedians: Lewis Blacks new book, Me of Little Faith, has a chapter titled, Islam. All Im Saying Is, I Got Nothing to Say. The chapter is three paragraphs long, beginning with the following: I have nothing to say. Nothing. And lets leave it that way. But Black has plenty to say about Orthodox Jews, the Catholic Church and Mormonism. Indeed, his references are replete with vulgarities. Blacks book was endorsed by George Carlin, who died yesterday. Carlin trashed religion for decades, but like Black he had no stomach for bashing Islam. Indeed, he justified Muslim violence. He readily admitted that when all those beheadings started in Iraq it didnt bother me. In fact, the beheadings were easy to explain: You strap on a gun and go struttin around some other mens country you better be ready for some action Jack. Catholics, however, were never the victims in Carlins playbookthey were always the victimizers. Bill Maher takes it a step further by understanding the difference between Muslim violence and Islam: I dont think the hate that comes from the Muslim world comes from religion. But dont look for Maher to cut Catholics a break when they act irresponsiblytheir behavior is caused by their religion. Most sickening of all is the spectacle of pundits congratulating these comedians for pushing the envelope and being countercultural. There is nothing courageous about pushing buttons that everyone knows are safe. Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-06-26 |
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