Janet Napaletano declared Christian Conservative, military retiree, gun owners as the most dangerous extremist group and greatest threat to our nation.
A government agency in New Jersey ran an anti terrorist exercise scenario where a Fundamentalist Christian group hijacked a school bus and began killing children.
When Maj Hassan murdered 14 innocent people (including the unborn child of one of his victims), we were told not to assume it had anything to do with his religion, even though he posted pro Islamo-terrorist comments online.
When the Times Square and Underwear bombers attempted their acts of terrorism, we were told not to assume it involved Islamic terrorism. In fact, at one point, the media tried to paint the Times Square bomber as a Christian.
When the Koranimals attack recruiters and MEPS stations, and murder American Airmen at the Frankfurt Airport, we're cautioned not to assume it involves Islam.
But hey, clown, go ahead and bury your head in the sand. There's nothing to see, here.
Clown? Me? LOL
You are right that no one is allowed to call a Muslim murderer a Muslim. But there is a rush to judgment so to speak with any non-Muslim killer. When I made my original post, I was thinking about the guy in Arizona who shot Congresswoman Giffords and killed those other people. Right away, the media painted him as a right-wing conservative. Turned out later that the guy hadn’t voted in years; so his politics really were unknown. This fellow in Norway now is being portrayed as a conservative Christian; yet in his rantings, he doesn’t mention Jesus at all.
Trouble is that these labels persist. When people talk about the Tucson shooter, many still call him a right wing conservative. I have tried to correct them, but they will continue to insist that is what he is. Our media has a lot of influence on people’s thinking and at times like these, that is not a good thing.
I feel this way: if we can’t call a Muslim a Muslim, we shouldn’t be able to attach some label to anyone else. Let’s just assume that the killer went ‘round the bend. Most likely, except for Muslim extremists who are indoctrinated to kill, that is what happened. His politics or his religion have nothing to do with the crime.