Media Matters and "Gunny" Bob
Here's a link where you can get the latest updates on the bigotry and hate-mongering being spewed by radio talk show host "Gunny" Bob Newman. This is the guy who last year said, while hosting his The Gunny Bob Show, that he wants "every Muslim immigrant to America...to be required by law to wear a GPS tracking bracelet." Well here's the full quote:
"I want every Muslim immigrant to America who holds a green card, a visa, or who is a naturalized citizen to be required by law to wear a GPS tracking bracelet at all times. And the FBI and the NSA should monitor their phones and their emails, all communications — electronic — at all times, as well as bug their places of work and their residences. If they don't like the idea, or if they refuse, throw their asses out of this country. All mosques and community centers as well as Muslim organizations must be monitored."It's sad seeing a person who seems to take pride in the fact that he is spreading hate and misinformation, but the good news in all of this is that his comments generated "intense public criticism".
Deen on...
Labels: Islamophobia
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What I don't get is you muslims bash Christianity and thats ok but if anyone says anything about muslims you start complaining.
Well it seems you're missing the point or just aren't looking very hard. How do you classify all of the rhetoric that Christians generate about the (alleged) anti-Christian bias in the media, up to and including claims that Christians in America are some sort of persecuted minority? Are they whining or just complaining? It seems rather convenient that none of that was even considered in your thought process.
Anyway, the entire point of the critique of the host of the "Gunny" Bob show is that he says things that are not only factually untrue, but that promote hatred and misunderstanding as well. If people want to take issue with Islam in a fair--even contrarian and critical--manner, that's fine. However, Muslims have a right to speak out when their religion is maligned and unfairly distorted, just like Christians have a right to speak out when their religion is maligned and unfairly portrayed. This seems simple enough, but your brief statement seems to indicate that you missed it...which leads me to believe that you're not a open-hearted seeker of God's truth, but possibly a brain-washed ideologue, so I'll pray for you.
In short, if people want to critique the beliefs and practices of another religion...which isn't tantamount to "bashing" it...they should do so in a balanced, polite and informed manner. That doesn't mean that we all need to hold hands, water down our respective beliefs and then sing kumbaya, but we should refrain from bearing false witness...and if "Gunny" Bob has a drop of Christianity in him, he should take note of that.
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