Posted on 09/12/2012 4:00:13 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
* Chairman of Joint Chiefs asks pastor to not support film
* Pastor agrees to 're-evaluate' showing movie
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, called a Florida pastor on Wednesday and asked him to withdraw his support for a film whose portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad has been linked to violent protests - including one that ended with the death of America's envoy to Libya.
"In the brief call, Gen. Dempsey expressed his concerns over the nature of the film, the tensions it will inflame and the violence it will cause," Dempsey's spokesman, Colonel Dave Lapan, told Reuters.
U.S. military officials are concerned that the film could inflame tensions in Afghanistan, where 74,000 U.S. troops are fighting. The Taliban called on Afghans on Wednesday to prepare for a fight against Americans and urged insurgents to "take revenge" on U.S. soldiers over the film.
"He told me he had seen the film and that the film was pornographic ... and very, very bad. He asked me not to support it," Pastor Terry Jones told Reuters.
Jones agreed to "re-evaluate" his plans to show the film. "If the film is indeed pornographic, then, of course, as a Christian pastor I cannot support that type of film and could not show it," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Just had to read it again, to make sure it was still there.
Exactly. Its a film. It doesn’t matter what it is. The film itself is not responsible for violence. These people need to focus.
This movie should be required viewing...
I’m glad my son didn’t have to fight under this asshole of a General when he was in the initial attack into Iraq.
I’m sorry that our guys have Dempsey for a leader in Afghanistan, which would explain why we are losing.
Welcome to the New America - where military officers call civilians to “ask” them not to show a picture that risks offending the enemies of the United States.
Disgusting in too many ways to list.
Let Obama shift the balance of the Supremes one or two steps and it won´t matter what the constitution “actually” “says”. See, emanating from this penumbra of the living, breathing constitution over here, we have this new cool theory...
Wednesday, the same day the General spoke with Obama, probably to tell him to call the pastor.
Anyone know why we are even in Afghanistan anymore? Is this still a threat to the homeland? Anyone think it’s worth their own son or daughter dying for anymore?
Fly them out today.
“...the tensions it will inflame and the violence it will cause,”
” Pornographic?”
It doesn’t show the actual acts. Besides, Mohammed’s life cannot be honestly shown without touching on his sex life. He was pornographic. I liked the part where two of his wives were spanking him with shoes for doinking a servant girl.
Oh, and I forgot to mention. Films do not cause violence. Knuckle-draggers reacting to films cause violence. Is Mr. Dempsey making the world safe for knuckle-draggers?
Dempsey could have been a man and a patriotic and refused that order. He’s already top brass. What would he have had to lose?
I strongly concur.
All the “It’s a religion of peace” nonsense really got us started off in the wrong foot on dealing with the problem forthrightly, and O has taken stupidity regarding Islam to a whole ‘nother level.
Isn’t Gen Dempsey stepping on NASA’s toes here?
This. (You're welcome.)
If you want to know who controls you, find out who you are not allowed to insult.
Now we know.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.