CAIR: Paul Harvey Says Islam 'Encourages Killing'(Group Seeks On-Air Apology)

PRNewswire ^ | December 5, 2003 | Staff

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP - if the First Ammendment means anything, it means that someone like Paul Harvey can comment on the public aurways, and mot have to apologize if some group is offended.

STAND FIRM, PAUL

[CharliefromKS]

Stand your ground, Paul. We need more people who tell it like it is.

[ExpatCanuck]

Perhaps, if they are actively preaching against the fundamentalism in their mosques, in addition to providing soundbites for reporters. Putting their money where their mouths are, so to speak.

[E.G.C.]

Paul Harvey is a legendary radio commenator who has won numerous awards for his work. He is a very well respected radio commentator who knows what he's talking about when reporting and commenting on the news. He owes no apology whatsoever.

[jtminton]

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[Hegemony Cricket]

Great 1st Ammendment point, LK!

[agrace]

Hooper is annoying, I have a very hard time watching him speak. He was asked directly by Jerry Falwell of all people a few months ago how old Mohammed's wife Aisha was when he married her and subsequently consummated the marriage, Hooper flat out denied that she was 6 and 9, respectively. Falwell said it's right there in your hadith and Hooper said he had never seen such a reference in his life. Lying or ignorant? Hooper certainly seems familiar with the Koran in this article, so I bet he's just a little familiar with the hadith as well.

[HamiltonJay]

Hmmm.. so Honor killings aren't part of Islam... interesting, they only seem to be occurring routinely by Muslims... and Islam has from its founding and still to this day encourages "conversion" under threat of death... or maybe you just conviently ignore the slaughter of Jews and Christians and others at the Hands of muslim "missionaries" throughout the world!


Sorry CAIR, you clean up your own house before you tell me how to take care of mine.

[The_Media_never_lie]

An Islamic group crying out against hate mongers? Now that is the pot calling the kettle black!

[presidio9]

Arabs buy a lot of Dux beds and Bose Wave Radios?

[HamiltonJay]

CAIR, Tell me some more damned lies about your oh so peaceful religion!

[BSunday]

I believe the Koran says you can enslave your non-Muslim enemies; I heard this if anyone can validate. If so, why the heck would Blacks in America be so interested in the Islamic faith? I mean, if the main "operating manual" for your religion says slavery is AOK, why would Black Americans be alright with it?

Think about it. It's called the revenge factor.

[Geritol]

'Instead of saying Islam "encourages killing," perhaps Mr. Harvey should have said, "Islam encourages serial killing."'

It strikes me that it is real hard for a homocide bomber to be a serial killer. Mass murderer perhaps, but not serial killer.

[Stop Legal Plunder]

My wife and I stopped listening to Paul Harvey last year because of his strong promotion of feminism. But this news suggests he still maintains some conservative perspectives.

[CommandoFrank]

My tag says it all...

[cookcounty]

Interesting that when leading muslim clerics in "Palestine" praise baby-targeting killers on official Arab radio, no condemnation escapes Mr. Hooper's lips. He certainly does not call them "Jew-hating Israelo-phobes." Why would he? Those clerics are his pals.

[Geritol]

"I saw a post on FR just today where a Muslim leader said that there are two brands of Islam; one which embraces violence as means to an end and pursues a mindless fundamentalism. The other is more peaceful. These forms of Islam are at war around the world."


First, I thought I read somewhere that there were 4 main bodies of islamist philosophy, not that I know what the names are. If there is one well defined, recognized variety of islam that is homocidal in nature and is actively opposed by other variants of islam, should we start calling that variant by name instead of condemning all islam with a broad brush? If it is shiite, or wahabbism (however it is called and spelled, or some other specific "dialect" X of islam, can we start specifically saying "X, a religion of Peace" instead of islam?

In addition, should we start calling on the other flavors of islam to specifically denounce this violent flavor?

[Stop Legal Plunder]

Mr. Harvey should use this latest CAIR attack on him as an excuse to investigate them for an on-air expose.

If anyone has any contacts with the show (e.g. a phone =), please convey this suggestion to Mr. Harvey.

[PISANO]

The RELIGION OF PEACE my ass!