Dem Congressman Calls for Hearing on ‘Radicalization of Christians in America’
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Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Peter King’s (R-N.Y.) House hearings exploring the potential radicalization of American Muslims continue to be highly contentious. During the latest meeting, a startling, new proposal that came from a Congressional Democrat is sure to raise eyebrows.
On Wednesday, as King continued his exploration of the important issue, Texas Congressman Al Green (D) offered up a bizarre suggestion — that the federal government also hold a hearing on the “radicalization of Christianity.”
NJ.com provides an overview of the controversial gathering:
…[this was] the fifth in a controversial series of hearings on the threat to U.S. security posed by Islamic radicalization first convened by King in March 2011. As chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, King insists it’s his responsibility to investigate the threat. But critics including Democrats and some Muslim-American groups say King is on a McCarthy-esque witch hunt that runs counter to the Democratic ideals the 9/11 terrorists themselves were attacking.
King’s comments were consistent with the views of the three Muslim witnesses he had invited to testify.
Asra Nomani, a former Wall Street Journal reporter and author of “Standing Alone: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam,” testified that many non-Muslims were frustrated by the reluctance of Muslim-Americans to acknowledge the role that selective readings of the Koran can play in fostering terror.
See King’s opening statement from the hearing, below:
As stated, not everyone present agreed with King’s stance on the issue. Take, for instance, Green, the grandson of a Christian minister, who used his five-minute speech to claim that he opposes hearings that don’t look at radicalization in a more general sense. In making this statement, the lawmaker made it clear that he believes the government should be looking at every faith and not just Islam.
“People who see the hearings and never hear about the hearing on the radicalization of Christianity have to ask themselves, ‘Why is this missing?’” Green said, according to Newser. “Why don’t we go to the next step and ask, how is that a blue-eyed, blonde-haired, white female in the United States of America can become radicalized to the point of wanting to do harm to this country? We don’t have that type of hearing.”
“I do know what it feels like to look like a Muslim in the minds of some people and to be demeaned in a public venue. I look forward to the day that we’ll have that hearing that deals with the radicalization of Christians in America,” he added, according to a transcript created by Raw Story.
Watch Green’s five-minute testimony, below:
To this, King responded that Islam has a direct correlation to terrorism and that it is perfectly understandable why he and other members of Congress would express concern and investigate the issue.
“To deny that there’s any correlation between the Muslim faith and the biggest threat to this country today defies credulity,” the Homeland Security chair said. “When they’re looking for the Russian mob, they go to Breighton Beach and Coney Island [Russian immigrant neighborhoods]. That’s just good police work.”
Watch King also question some of his other witnesses, including Dr. Zuhdi Jasser:
In a special report released this month, the Council on American-Islamic Relations claims that King has done nothing to viably prove his theory that radicalization may be taking place (read the report here).
(H/T: Raw Story)
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hi
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:50amForget hearings. Just don’t let men into our country that practice gender aparteid or whose bible teaches jihad.
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:58amThis POS Abdullah must be in contact and cahoots with the Fort Hood terrorist, Eric Holder, and Oblamer, Go ahead Abdullah… take some more of that Hispanic away from the Obamunist and send it over to Romney.
War on Christians = Obama, Holder, and this POS.
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:04amGood bye Hispanic Vote, Women Vote, and Sane Vote. Hello Dead dog vote, fictional character vote, dead people vote for Obama. Thanks to POS Holder.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:25amHI — doesn‘t your Bible preach gender discrimination and violence against those who aren’t keeping with your laws?
Report Post »conservativejon
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:31amtexas is GOD’s country. al green is a texas congressman. Texas…. you can take it from here.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:37amChristian radicalization? Yes, praying, helping, having an honest opinion and giving of time, money and resources is very dangerous. But to whom?
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:39amMcCarthy was right! After”Herr-Leader-Pres” died-in office, The investigation found many commies-in high-places, and indighted/imprizzoned them. I found this in a few minutes/clicks…now, YOU go find it like I did…unless you belong to the [NO-Reid]-Party.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:46amThese guys are Zionists..Zionism is a religion..and it is not Judaism..it is Communism and that is what the RINOS and DEMS are..Republicans=Liberals..no difference..All headed to the NWO with them at the helm.. This is where they came from Biblically and who they are today
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUTJIsEGJLA
This was them in Germany
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw9Qm_TejCo&skipcontrinter=1
This is their history in the US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USGSOViaulc
To further their Communist NWO agenda.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28tE0fKpISM
weisja4
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:48amI’m pretty sure the continued murder of abortion providers and bombings of clinics would classify as christian terrorism.
Report Post »JGraham III
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:49am@BruceP:
Report Post »To answer your question about “your bible”…it does not teach ‘gender discrimination’; it does however teach the godly roles of men and women. The New Testament says there is no difference between male and female, Jew or Greek; bond or free (persons), but all are one in Christ Jesus. It goes on to say that marriage for instance is between a man and a woman, but I digress. As for practicing violence against those who aren’t keeping “our” laws, how can anyone believe that when the Bible emphatically states that we Christians are to love our enemies and pray for them? Maybe you should actually read the Bible before you go off on how awful it is. However, God in His infinite wisdom gave even you a way out; but if you don’t wish to take it, the Bible says it was written for those who want to believe and if that’s not you then why bother us with your uninformed blather?
Al J Zira
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:01am@weisja4: Yeah! and the people that bomb clinics are all over the place and their interest is in tearing down a government and installing a religious form of government designed to oppress. Also, if you follow Green’s logic, all those blonde hair, blue eyed females are also all over the place. Look at the damage they’ve caused to this country! People love throwing around the “terrorism” description at the drop of a hat. This is done by liberals to blur the lines between what terrorism really is and a crime.
Report Post »DissenterKnight
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:59am@ Bruce P.
Report Post »Actually, yes and no; if you stop reading the Bible half way through, then you could come away with that understanding of its message. However, if you read the whole thing, you’ll see that there is a difference between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. The Old Covenant was gender biased and there is more than a little bloodshed. The New Covenant, however, makes allowances for the failings of humanity and provides for Grace over legalism. It still teaches sin. It still teaches a singularity of path. But it no longer calls for blood to settle our debt to G-d; by the end of the book, the debts been paid.
cessna152
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:01pm@weisja4,
Typical propagandist BS. Over the past 100 years guess how many people have been killed in abortion clinic bombings? 5! Yes, 5! Guess how many people have been killed by BIG government in the same time period by Godless/Atheist leaders? 250,000,000 !! Yes, 250 MILLION innocent people is what you support, yet you are so concerned and tout the 5 killings over 100 years as if it is a common daily occurrence and radicalization of all Christians. No one is buying your BS.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:21pmI guess when you send your states enemies to run the state, this is what you get. duh.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:29pmJGRAHAM, DISSENTERKNIGHT — I have read the Bible, therefore I know what what the Bible says…
“But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of every woman is her husband, and the head of Christ is God…. any woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her head …For if a woman will not veil herself, then she should cut off her hair …For a man ought not to cover his head; since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man…” — 1 Corinthians 11:2-10
“women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says, If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.” 1 Corinthians 14:34-35
“A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent…” — 1 Timothy 2:11-15
“Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.” — Ephesians 5:22
As for that “Old Testament does not apply” nonsense…
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.” — Matthew 5:17-18
Report Post »Athinkerinaseaoflibs
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:46pm@ weisja4
Report Post »Why do you insist on using a worn out argument over something that happens about once in a decade. A person has a much bigger chance of being struck by lightning than an abortion doctor has being killed by someone who claims to be a Christian. In the very few cases where it does happen, they are denounced by 99 and 44/100 percent of Christians. Those who don’t are considered confused and wrong. And please don’t degrade your argument even more by bring Timothy McVeigh up. His cause was not against the government and not abortion.
Now let’s compare this to a muslim who decides to blow himself up in hope of killing some random person who might be an infidel and sending themselves to that big whorehouse in the sky. (By the way, the word they have translated the word “virgin” wrong. The correct translation is a white grape or raisin. Won’t they be surprised?) Every time these nut balls do their deeds, the muslim leadership tells the ash pile where they lit the fuse, what a good thing they did for allah
bigfatslob
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:24pmI gues the knee grow Mr. Green doesn’t want to say exactly what “Radicalization” of religion is. Christians hand out flier and speak in tongues when they are “radicalized”, Muslims KILL innocent people. That‘s why we don’t need hearings on radicalization of Christians !
Report Post »docgreen
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:30pmal j zira
Report Post »Hey Bozo, lets look at all the muslim countries that suicide bombers are blowing themselves, and other muslims up. Are the Christians doing that in muslim countries? No!… Nigeria, Somalia, Afghanistan, Gaza, Turkey, Iraq, Lybia, Egypt every country muslims live in you hear about muslims blowing themselves up because of different factions. Yet at the same time I don’t see Christians doing it. Yes occasionally some so called Christian will hurt others; but in general, we don’t do it! Yet at the same time, I see muslims every day on the News Blowing people up for what? Because of Christians? NO, their doing it out of hate for their own people! As far as I’m concerned, keep killing your own people, that way when Our Lord and Savior comes back he has less to do! Isn‘t it funny how Christians give and give and give to muslims and yet you idiots can’t grow enough food for your own people. Look at all the muslim dirt poor countries. Have you ever asked yourself why is it muslim countries are so poor, never have food, medical, Rain, cant grow anything other than drugs, and yet you dirthbags want to say Christians are worse? Oh and last your name and your pic. do ya think that scares me or anyone else? I forsee your future and its not looking very Bright! Its looking rather Dark for you and all your muslim brothers! God will strike you down unless you blow yourself up before!!! In Jesus Name I pray! Amen. Godspeed!….
Supertad108
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 2:53pmBruce P. Your comment is a common mistake. History is what you are speaking to in an attempt to discredit HI. We, no longer live under the law but under grace. It‘s that Grace that’s so offense to most.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 3:49pm@Bruce P.
most of the verses you put on there you need to read on and include how the husband is to treat the wife. But the part that people get confused on is the “women submit and be quiet”. The was due to the fact in “Corinth”, many women were interrupting speakers during a sermon. Also, these new women Christians were trying to teach before they even understood God’s word. Also, it was highly unusual for women to teach men at that time.
God used many women as examples throughout the Bible: Ruth, Ester, Dorcas, Woman at the well, Mary Magdalene, Mary Jesus’ mother, the women at the tomb, Paul’s tent maker women friends..and on and on it goes.
Actually, women and children were treated as second class citizens by almost all cultures (Jews the exception) until Jesus radically changed that.
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:25pmBruce — don’t know abt his, but the Bible I read does not discriminate God’s love based on gender. In Christ there is no male or female (St Paul’s letter to the Galatians (3:28). Furthermore, radical Christians are called to live a peaceable life that cares for others before self (Galatians 5:13-26)
Report Post »HoneyBager7x7
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:05pmlol @ Bruce P.
Seriously are you kidding me?, Really, you post all of Paul’s writings that were mistranslated on purpose. Always assuming, and never doing your own research. You actually believe that “Current” Bible in circulation, started with the King James Version.
LMAO!!!!
Oh you forget, Priscilla, A WOMAN, taught him everything he knew. Your argument his now invalid.
cessna152 – “Accurate”
Also, the actual word used in 1 Timothy 2:11–15 in the Greek is the word authentein and in the Context, within the noun, verb, and adjective forms, it means collectively: “religious sexual orgies,” “to dominate,” “to control,” “to restrain,” and “to domineer.”
So Paul was really trying to say: “This isn’t a place where we have a Dominatrix and BDSM Orgyfests, so if your into that sort of thing, yeah, that’s next door, but none of that shiite here.”
Report Post »Alessandre
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:14pm@HoneyBager7×7: thank you for the Greek smackdown! I went from hating Paul to loving him once I learned Classical & Koine Greek. oh the riches people miss because they can’t read the NT in the original language. ancient Hebrew is next.
Report Post »katherine7898
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:48am@weisja4: Because that has been, after all, the stance of the Catholic Church for 1400 years ‘Believers, kill abortion doctors who dwell around you.’ More leftists doing what they can to destroy people.
Report Post »frogg
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:50amWhat does he expect when the only religious group in the US that is ridiculed is Christians. If you believe in Jesus and God you are wrong. Well, This country was built by Christians and we refuse to calmly walk to the concentration camps.
Report Post »mikem1969
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:11amAmen brother. Not only that, I want hearings on radical islamists in our country. You know, the ones that make up 99% of the terrorists on earth.
Report Post »AndYetItMoves
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:11amHad to laugh at this one. If you believe in Jesus and God you are simply unintelligent, nobody in this country will deny you your unalienable right to be imbecilic.
Report Post »DoseofReality
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:22amConcentration camps? What the hell are you talking about? i swear, the paranoia on this site is getting worse by the day….
Report Post »objectivetruth
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:23am@andyetitmoves
Report Post »You called the poster an imbecile.Pot meet kettle.They can’t prove thier invisible man exists.You can‘t prove their invisible man doesn’t exist.I would ask if you worship or pray to anuthing or one but frankly I really don’t care.
Bruce P.
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:31amThe only religious group that is ridiculed is Christians?
You spoiled little children.
Are there hearings into radicalized Christianity now? No.
Do Christians face protesters, told they are going to Hell, taunted with pig heads, just for the crime of being Christian? No.
Are Christians the only ones who have their homes, community centers, and places of worship vandalized? No.
Oh, but someone tells you that you cannot force your religion down their throats, and you say, “I’m being persecuted!”
Report Post »guntotinsquaw
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:08am@Bruce…I do not follow the christian faith, but I am not blind. Yes, Christians are blamed/persecuted constantly. A christian child cannot wear a cross, but muslim children can be taken from class to perform prayers in the cafeteria with an Imam. Can you imagine if this had been allowed by a school for a preacher to come in, remove children from class to …PRAY! Heavens behold the rumble of every left wing loon would shake the Mother Earth. I have watched this group being blamed for everything from global warming to the Constitution to poverty. Yet, I have people that I have met during this time of division that are very faithful to their Bible, and not once have I been attacked because I don’t follow their faith. I can’t say that about the left. Blessings on the Four Winds to you and yours.
Report Post »DoseofReality
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:36amGuntoting…Christians are persecuted? Hahah…i think you need to look up the definition. I see a chruch on every street, all but one or two of every member of congress, every president, every supreme court justice have been christian. Look at local politics…virtually 100% chrsitian. Persecuted…your an idiot. Show me one instance where someone cant wear a cross. You guys are a bunch of crybabies
Report Post »guntotinsquaw
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:56am@Dose..Again, a left wing loon that proves my point. I stated clearly I was not a follower of the Christian faith, and yet, you attack ( which is persecution, you twit) and then finish by including me as Christian. It doesn’t matter how many churches line a street, when a person cannot comfortably practice their faith without attacks, lawsuits, arrest or jacka$$ comments, then they are being “persecuted”. And since I’m the “idiot” I will let you do your own research on cases of Christians not being allowed to wear a cross. In your divine knowledge, it’s called “google” you lazy A$$. You are a fine example of the left.
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:34pmwell said Bruce. i guess i’m not needed here today.
Report Post »DoseofReality
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:52pmGun – You ignoramus – ridiculing is persecution? I dont even know where ot begin with how idiotic you are. And anyone is free to practice their christian faith whenever they chose….just dont force others on government property or government schools to follow that particular faith. no one is stopping any chrsitian from practicing their faith…your a moron – how far did you get in school? probably not to the parts of english dealing with reading comprehension….
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:01pmDOSE – whenever i come here, i always leave hoping that this is just some obscure corner on the internet that doesn’t represent the real world. i can‘t say that i’m convinced that this is the case, however.
Report Post »mikem1969
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:26pmBruce,
you said
The only religious group that is ridiculed is Christians?
You spoiled little children.
Are there hearings into radicalized Christianity now? No.
Do Christians face protesters, told they are going to Hell, taunted with pig heads, just for the crime of being Christian? No.
Are Christians the only ones who have their homes, community centers, and places of worship vandalized? No.
Oh, but someone tells you that you cannot force your religion down their throats, and you say, “I’m being persecuted!”
Here is my retort. Christians are Killed every single day by muslims, churches and other places of worship or bombed, burned, and defaced every day by those of islam. So It does not realy bother me that a christian group got up in islams face and slapped them the way they do others.
Dude get your head out of your butt.
Report Post »guntotinsquaw
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 2:21pm@Dose Here’s your definition, take your own advise and actually know the definition of a work
per·se·cute (pûrs-kyt)
tr.v. per·se·cut·ed, per·se·cut·ing, per·se·cutes
1. To oppress or harass with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs.
2. To annoy persistently; bother.
persecute [ˈpɜːsɪˌkjuːt]
vb (tr)
1. to oppress, harass, or maltreat, esp because of race, religion, etc.
2. to bother persistently
[from Old French persecuter, back formation from persecuteur, from Late Latin persecūtor pursuer, from persequī to take vengeance upon]
persecutive adj
persecutor n
per·se·cut·edper·se·cut·ing
Definition of PERSECUTE
transitive verb
Report Post »1
: to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict; specifically : to cause to suffer because of belief
2
: to annoy with persistent or urgent approaches (as attacks, pleas, or importunities) : pester
katherine7898
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:59am@Frog: Not just the cross thing. It’s practically on the precipice of being banned entirely these days. I appreciate what you said, though. Thank you.
Report Post »Baja
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:50amHow about hearings regarding the radicalization of congress and the administration?
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:07amI’ll gladly second that!
Report Post »Ajohn
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:30amHear, Hear!
Report Post »Link8on
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 12:29amYou got to remember the educational school boards and teachers unions.
They are way more radical than even the Muslims.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:49amAfter watching these videos I went to my search engine and typed in “Acts of radicalised American Christians.” Have found a number of left wing loons, in fact Loonwatch.com comes up with them. But, so far I have found no mention of any actual acts of terrorism committed by so called Radical Christians. I suppose the closest thing that I can think of would be the Westboro idiots.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:06amSorry, distracted by work. The above should relate to a number of sites with left wing loons simply vocally complaining about Radical Christians, but they offer no details. Merely a deflection from the acts of Muslims.
Report Post »weisja4
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:50amHow about the murder of Dr. Tiller and numerous other doctors? how about the bombing of abortion clinics? Christian Terrorism plain and simple
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:36pmWEISS – that’s their holy war to end abortion. Christian jihad, if you will.
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:40pm*Clap *Clap
Wow, one group of people.
So by that logic, all poor people are welfare queens, all gays dress like to dress in drag, and all hispanics are illegals. Man I love stereotyping, especially when the self righteous atheists and liberals are engaging in it.
These groups being investigated HAVE had ties to terror groups, they have provided material and monetary support for those groups. If RICO was unleashed on them, they’d probably lose everything they had because of it.
Report Post »pennswoods
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:36pm@Weiss and Philly
More people were killed by the bombs made by Obama‘s pal Bill Ayres and his wife in the 1970’s than were ever killed by a few anti abortionist fantatics. How about the innocent people killed in NYC by the bombs made by Puerto Rican terrorists: the FALN ? Too bad you don’t have a few words of sympathy for the estimated 40 million unborn babies killed since roe vs wade (1973) by the liberal’s war on the unborn.
Report Post »katherine7898
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 12:04pm@pennswoods: Sorry, have to do this… 53-55 million pre-born babies. An average of 1.2-1.5 million every year in recent years… I would suggest people look up how an abortion is performed. It’s absolutely horrendous and brutal. If we don’t have the right to Life, what rights DO we have?
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:48amal green you are a fool. remember the radicalization of muslims in prison one mr king did? 2 weeks later a few ex cons in my state who had been converted in prison tried to blow up the military training center. national news? nope. But yes, I am a radical Christian, I pray before meals and do lots of charity work including donating to the homeless. rotten aren’t I? http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-man-implicated-in-plot-to-blow-up-1437405.php
Report Post »mike_trivisonno
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:47amThis is why it is important to eliminate misleading and deceptive language. Muslims do not “get radicalized”, “become terrorists”, or turn into “radicalized Islamists”. These are bogus labels behind which the enemy hides.
Americans should name the enemy; Muslims engaged in Jihad.
Americans should name the goal; the destruction of the Constitution and the implementation of Sharia law and Islamic culture.
Americans should take the offense; outlaw Islam, close mosques, deport muslims.
Report Post »objectivetruth
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:18amYou said it.We can’t win this if noone will admit the truth.We do but it seems noone else will.What will it take?
Report Post »weisja4
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:52amSo your idea to protect America is a complete subversion of the 1st amendment?
Report Post »DoseofReality
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:37amMike – must suck to hate what this country is founded upon – maybe you should move to somewhere closer to your ideals?
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:38pmMIKE – nice job demonstrating Freedom of Religion. oh wait, you’re doing the exact opposite.
Report Post »All American American
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:46amWhat is “radical” islam? To muslims, there is only islam. When we qualify, we act as dhimmis. Why are we self-imposing dhimmitude?
Islam is a political philosophy at odds with personal freedom, peace, love and individualism. Therefore, islam is the enemy of freedom, ergo every muslim is the enemy of freedom. Islam is not a religion and should be banned in America, Europe—anywhere sane people want to live and work in peace and freedom.
Islam is Darkness, a philosophical Black Plague sweeping the planet. It needs to be eradicated.
Report Post »SquidVetOhio
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:44amI’m pretty sure that Emporer Nero had the same hearings. That ususally ended with Chrisitans being fed to lions are burned as human candles in his garden. Perhaps that is what they are after.
And ONCE and FOR ALL, Senator Joseph McCarthy (peace be upon him) was proven to be RIGHT about the commies he called out in the state department. Quit smearing this patriots name! The declassifed Verona cables which were soviet intercepts proved him to be right!
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:23amSo, by this logic, Rep Green must be on to something!
Report Post »objectivetruth
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:34amYes that is true.However you failed to connect several other dots to the frame.At the same time the treasury gave churches the power to incorporate as non profits.They gave them tax exempt status as well.This insulted those who went to church for faith, rather than business reasons.Paradoxically the failure to go to church was seen as a manifest of alledged communism.
Report Post »Note
it also made attending chuch very unpleasant.More business deals were made in churchs than at the office.
rbcintexas
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:43amI have known Alexander Green for many years long before he became a member of Congress. He even married my wife and I in a very touching ceremony. That said, since he has gone to Washington the man has drastically changed and not for the better. I do not even recognize the man anymore.. Since going to Washington and becoming immersed in the Democrat Party he has become such a radical and his thinking has changed so far left that at times I hate to admit that I even know the man. The radicalism that is going to be the destruction of this nation and is going to kill a lot of us is coming from the Progressive Democrat Party. They are living in an alternative universe of make believe and have lost all concept of reality.
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:47amIf I were you I would have my vows renewed by someone else.
Report Post »SsgtUSAF01
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:08amThe Democrat Party of JFK no longer exist. Todays Democrat Party is clearly MARXIST COMMUNIST with it’s goal to destroy our Judeo-Christian nation.
Report Post »DoseofReality
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:40amSSG…yuor right – every single democrat has a hideen goal to destroy the country. Do you actually believe the stinking piles of horse sh*t that you spew or is it more tongue in cheek? If yuo serioulsy believe that…you serioulsy need to get out more and maybe talk to someone who isnt a redneck. You might learn something….
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:42pmDOSE – yes, he does really believe that. they all do. it’s become commonplace. i keep hearing how Obama is the most anti-business President ever. yet i’ve never heard why. and corporate profits are at record highs. if Obama is a Socialist he’s a lousy one.
Report Post »DoseofReality
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:55pmPhilly – this is the result of years of getting all your news from foxnews, rush and the blaze. These people are insane….uneducated…blind and ignorant. Scary times we are in….
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:58pmDOSE – don’t i know it. my own mother has been hijacked. her husband is a Beck head, and all she gets is Fox news in her house. she now thinks Obama is a socialist Muslim who must be voted out if our country is to survive. and she voted for Obama in ‘08.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:11pmPhilly,
Throwing Mom under the bus?
Is she that weak minded that she can be re-programmed so easily?
What was that old saying about apples,……..and far they fall from the tree?
Just a thought.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:14pmEdit: “how” far they fall from the tree.
I didn’t know if you could figure out what I meant without correcting my mistake.
So sorry.
Report Post »constitutionaldirective
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:43amThe TERM is TREASON..
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:32amYes, radical Christians are traitors to the United States, I agree!
We do need hearings.
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:40pmthere are a lot of radical Christians that comment here. many write about the need to take up arms against the government to protect their religious freedoms. i would call that terrorism. they would call it Patriotism. apparently it’s a fine line.
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:36pmGee Philly and Bruce, you’re so right. We should start our investigation of Christians who have gone committing terrorist acts with their leader, Mr. Whathisname McDoesn’texist.
Based on math and causalities, I’m going to have to go with Islamic Groups being a much bigger threat. But what do I know, I’m just using logic after all, I don’t understand all this emotionalism mumbo jumbo Liberals and others like to peddle.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:42amLet’s check into the radialization of the NBP, of OWS, of Maxine Waters and saying the Tea Party can go to He** and all the radical Democratic women including Pelosi. How about Van Jones and Pivens, Alynsky, Unions for sure. Oh no, ignore them and take about Christians. They are insane and should be kicked out. No common sense or logic, just stupidity.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:40amMajor loser.
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:40amMy God Doesn’t give out virgins in heaven ,if you strap on suicide vest to blow yourself
Report Post »up with others… or intentionally fly Jets into buildings killing everyone…
He gives you a one way ticket to HELL…!
Eff the Poor
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:38amWhat is really sad is that this pathetic POS was actually elected by a majority in his district. Apparently, there wasn’t anyone else running…
Report Post »Dougral Supports Israel
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:37amGreen, like many others in the left, is trying to deflect attention away from the real issue. Muslim violence is a worldwide problem and its easy to see that Islamic radicalism is everywhere. There are mot many dangerously radical Christians so there is no need for any hearings.
Muslim violence is inconvenient for the left because it exposes as a fallacy their belief that all peoples, cultures, nations and faiths are equivalent. It is obvious to anyone that thinks that some cultures do better than others, that some ideas are superior, and that not all faiths lead to the same place.
Report Post »TheSword
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:35amWhen American Christians start trying to commit mass murder and chaos in the name of Jesus, then perhaps we’ll warrant scrutiny. Until then, how ’bout we keep our eye on reality.
Report Post »listeninginVT
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:58amLol
Report Post »momrules
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:35amYou go Al Green. Try to shame yourself and Texas with as much vigor as Shelia Jackson Lee does on a regular basis.
Report Post »This is a desperate and cowardly attempt to put Christians in the same category as Muslim terrorists and Muslims in general. It won’t work with people who have a functioning brain but sadly there are many antChrists out in liberal/Muslim land that will think that Green makes a valid point.
lukerw
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:34amAccording to the Consitition, the Government does not have the Right to get involved with Religion; Rather, Islam is a Theocracy of a Foreign State, called a Caliphate, bent upon World Conquest… and this Hearing should be about Foreign Powers whom are AntiAmerican!
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:00amI agree.
Report Post »Bruce P.
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:42amAnd here I thought all this time there is no separation of church and state in the Constitution…
Report Post »pennswoods
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:28pm@BRUCEP
Nowhere in the Constitution is “separation of church and state” mentioned. That wording comes from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to a group of Baptists late in his life. The Constitution does say that the government shall neither favor nor discriminate against any religion.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:31amMost Demerats are American haters and anything that stands for American freedom.
Report Post »They want a UN secular socialist nanny state government.
They all need to be removed to save our Republic
copatriots
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:29amYes, because blonde-haired, blue-eyed Christian white women are sooooooo dangerous and threatening. I could go along with that if we were discussing liberal women……..
Report Post »COLKURTZ
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:29amKeep pushing us ,and see how radical we get.
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:44pmthat’s the spirit!
Report Post »DoseofReality
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:58pmCan you do us all a favor? Can all of you backward simpletons of all religions just go to one area and fight it out? You guys can have a blast killing muslims, they can have a blast killing christians and us sane folks can stay to the sides until all the fun stops…hopefully all of you will be dead and we can actually move on into the 21st century and get this 2000 year old goat herder mythology in the history books where it belongs.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:27amWell let’s see now. Al Green want Christianity radicalized! I don’t think he would like the results. That we either convert all Muslims to Christianity or they die! Sure it sounds good but would never work. Just as it won’t work for Muslims to try and convert Christians to Islam.
Report Post »Patriot760
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:26amGreen said ” Why don’t we go to the next step and ask, how is that a blue-eyed, blonde-haired, white female in the United States of America can become radicalized to the point of wanting to do harm to this country? We don’t have that type of hearing.” Good question. Lock up Ayers’ wife Bernadine Dorn. How about Fances Fox Piven.
Green, you idiot, Christianity doesn‘t preach ’kill Jews‘ or ’kill the infidel’.
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:35amExcuse my noticing, but isn’t it interesting Mr. Green is black? Wonder is he‘s one of Louis Freakhan’s
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JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:26amYou KNOW what I like! Come get some In The Name Of The Father, The Son And The Holy Spirit…
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:30amAmen. (I’ve just been informed we should use the Power Of Prayer first.)
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:45amI’ll keep praying for this twit and others like him. I’ll pray that they either come to their (noticeably absent) senses or that they will just go away and shut the hell up.
Report Post »sooner12
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:54amHey Toad……..Whaaat?
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:01amSOONER – …oops…
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:06pmWhat I meant was I had some friends over late (Into the wee hours), and I was listening to them.
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:25amSo the religion of “love thy nieghbor” is the religion of hate, and the religion of kill the infidel is the “religion of peace”? Must be the last days. I guess there will be much gnashing of teeth in the Al Green clan.
Report Post »Cavallo
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:38amPolitical Correctness is the practice of forcibly denying reality to undermine the traditional electorate to give greater power to the State.
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