'I Don’t See Any Christian Groups Trying to Get a Nuclear Weapon': Maher Insists Terrorism is a Uniquely Islamic Problem

The panel on “Real Time With Bill Maher” erupted Friday night after host Bill Maher asserted that there is something wrong with the religion of Islam and its followers when it comes to violent acts of extremism.

Maher suggested that instead of denying this, leaders like President Obama and other Democrats ought to follow British Prime Minister David Cameron as an example of someone who defends Western values against the dangerous ideologies that threaten Western civilization.

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“It’s not just Muslims that shoot people!” retired Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson said.

“Of course it’s not,” Maher conceded. “That is a false equivalency! C’mon, how many Muslim-inspired terrorist attacks have there been in the last 20-30 years, and how many Christian-inspired?”

“They are trying to get a nuclear weapon,” the host added, “and I don’t see any Christian groups trying to get a nuclear weapon.”

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While conservative panelist Emily Miller said it’s absurd to label Orlando gunman Omar Mateen a lone wolf, Wilkerson and Ravi Patel claimed the gunman and other terrorists claim affiliation with groups like the Islamic State to “feel validated.” Guest Josh Barro mentioned the Planned Parenthood shooting to argue that non-Muslims are just as likely to commit acts of terrorism, and that the amount of fear surrounding these attacks is disproportionate considering the relatively low rate at which they occur.

Maher conceded that bad things happen elsewhere, but noted that “you have to go where the preponderance of it (radical Islamic terrorism) is,” and acknowledge the overwhelming lack of liberal progress. And when Muslim nations still engage in “two-finger tests” for virginity, he said, it's necessary to acknowledge the need to defend and preserve “liberal values.”