Ann Coulter Shocks Cable TV Show, Declaring 'Jews Need to Be Perfected by Becoming Christians'

Slash-and-burn columnist Ann Coulter shocked a cable TV talk-show audience Monday when she declared that Jews need to be "perfected" by becoming Christians, and that America would be better off if everyone were Christian.

Coulter made the remarkable statements during an often heated appearance to promote her new book on advertising guru Danny Deutsch's CNBC show "The Big Idea."

In response to a question from Deutsch asking Coulter if "it would be better if we were all Christian," the controversial columnist responded: "Yes."

"Yes," Coulter responded, asking Deutsch, who is Jewish, if he would like to "come to church with me."

Deutsch, pressing Coulter further, asked, "We should just throw Judaism away and we should all be Christians?" She responded: "Yeah."

Coulter deflected Deutsch's assertion that her comments were anti-Semitic, matter-of-factly telling the show's obviously upset host, "That is what Christians consider themselves: perfected Jews."

NYC GOP Chick wrote:

I don’t need to read the New Testament to understand that she believes Jews are inferior to Christians.

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The Bible basically says that ALL people are depraved and immoral and so much so that they don’t even realize it.

The ONLY difference between Christians and non-Christians is that the former have placed their faith in Christ to save them from the fate awaiting all persons — eternal separation from God (which is what they want as demonstrated in this life) and conscious torment (after becoming aware of what they have done).

People do not become Christians because they are any better than those who do not become Christians. It’s God’s sovereign choice and in many cases it is obvious that many who become Christians were very much sinners. As Christ said (paraphrased), he came to heal the sick, not the healthy.

I don’t think Ann the Warrior-Pundit does a very good job of expressing Christian doctrine.

I think Jews need to re-evaluate their relationship with the Democratic party, ...

So do I. It is almost entirely one-sided, and the Jews are getting the short end of the stick.

...and what Ann said is not going to make them change the way they vote, one way or another.

If/when Democratic Jews are putting together a chart listing "Reasons why I should be a Republican," I sincerely doubt that what Ann said (whether accurately reported or not) is going to be on that list. In other words, it might not hurt, but it definitely won't help.

I suppose it is perfectly fine with you when muslims, such as Osama, say that all infedels should convert to islam? The MSM is fine with that but to have a Christian say all Jews should convert to Chrisitanity this is somehow offensive. Personally I think maybe you should STFU until you learn to read all of the relavent material related to an article and to think about what you have read.

Well, now, aren't we being civil? You know, I didn't offend you, I addressed Ann Coulter. She's a public figure, has to expect criticism, and has a thick enough skin to take it and then turn around and dish it out if she pleases (if she'd ever see or care about my views, that is). You, OTOH, need to learn a bit of self-control.

The simple fact is that I DON'T consider it offensive (what Ann said, even IF she said what the media said she did - which I know not to be the case). My ONE AND ONLY POINT is that she opens her mouth so many times in such a way as to discredit conservative views. She is free to believe as she wants to, and to say what she wants to. As are you. As am I. As is a Moslem. That's what this country is about. But just as she can say what she wants, so can I say that I think that her method of saying things is counterproductive, and advise her to close her mouth.

The funny thing is that I mostly agree with the substance of what she says (though not in this case, of course). I just wish that she'd be a bit less of a bomb-thrower, so that she'd be more effective at winning people who are on the fence over to our side. Otherwise, she's merely an entertainer, someone who will amuse us and infuriate those on the other side. There's certainly a role for people who do that, but somehow I think that she's enough of a believer in her views and enough of a patriot to want to influence people. Doing things as she tends to do them is not a recipe for influencing many people in the direction that she'd like to do.

She’s right. If it upsets you, take it up with Jesus Christ. He said it first.

FYI - JC never spoke the word “Christianity”. But JC did say “render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." He also said, “In my Father's house are many mansions”. He didn’t say, “In my Father's house are many mansions but only for those people who look just like You, think exactly just like You and believe exactly what You believe”. JC never said anything about the US Constitution. I’d be happy to take it up with him. Do you have his personal cell phone number or email address?

If you don’t BELIEVE in Jesus Christ, than you should not be upset at what one of his followers says you need to do, as it is of no consequence.

It does upset me and it is of consequence to me because she (Ann Coulter) infers that one can’t be a good American or a Conservative unless one is a Christian and that the whole world would be a better place if we were all Christians – that there is no place in the world for anyone but Christians. I find it hard to separate this point of view from the radical rants of the Islamic imams. And I don’t like anyone telling me what I “need to do” with respect to my personal or spiritual beliefs. As long as I am breaking no laws or infringing on your rights, then it’s none of your or Ann Coulter’s business what I believe.

Examine the history of medieval Europe and more recently in particular, Northern Ireland; Christians going to war and killing other Christians and some Jews along the way; all in the name of Christianity (or more realistically power and politics cloaked in the name of religion).

And the Western European Christian Crusaders waged war on other Christians (the Eastern Orthodox Church) as well as on Islam.

And what do you mean by BELIEVE? Are you one of those Christians who despise other Christians that don’t belong to your particular denomination? What denomination do you belong to and how do you feel about other Christians like Catholics, Mormons, Pentecostals, Lutherans, and Baptists?

But if the Bible is correct, and Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died for our sins, the message is clear — Accept Jesus Christ.

”Accept Jesus Christ or what? Do you advocate a Christian “Jihad” against non-Christians? Do you agree with Ann and advocate forced conversions?

Only God decides who gets into heaven, don’t get me wrong. And I’m only repeating what I believe God said through his word, and you can certainly ignore that as well.

I’m glad you believe that God is in charge and not You and not Ann Coulter. I think that alone makes the world a better place.

But it would be absurd, and a moral crime, for a Christian to NOT tell an unbeliever about the need for Christ when asked.

I have no problem with Christians or anyone else having the freedom to express what they believe or even telling me what they believe whether I ask for their opinion or not. Conversely I have the freedom to listen or not. The First Amendment gives you and all of us the right of free association and to express our views and even a soap box on which to stand. The First Amendment does not however give you or anyone else a guarantee to a captive audience or that your point of view has to be accepted by everyone so get over yourself and realize that your beliefs and point of view are right for you not but necessarily for everyone else

And yes, if we were all true Christians, the world WOULD be a much better place. There would still be sin in the world, but everybody would be striving to do good.

I’m glad you recognize that Christians are not perfect and that “sin” is found among those of the Christian faith. But then I ask you, if sin is found among Christians, why can’t morality and goodness be found in people of other faiths?

Of course, everybody wouldn’t be Christian. It is destined that many will reject the message. People sure do get upset though when people who have firm beliefs assert the obvious meaning of those beliefs.

And now some thoughts on religion by our founding fathers:

”It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it was by the indulgence of one class of the people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that those who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it, on all occasions, their effectual support." (George Washington, letter to the Touro Synagogue 1790)

"We should begin by setting conscience free. When all men of all religions ... shall enjoy equal liberty, property, and an equal chance for honors and power ... we may expect that improvements will be made in the human character and the state of society." (John Adams)

Wondering?
What statement could she have made or could anyone make to move the "Leftist Jews" from their position?
Curious?

peace

In all likelihood most Leftist Jews will maintain their political views until they're put into a box (and, in some jurisdictions, for quite some time thereafter).

However, for any of them who are disturbed by the extreme leftward tilt of the Democrats and who MAY be considering voting for Republicans every once in a while, statements like Ann's give them just another reason NOT to do so. Therefore, it is my view that she (unintentionally) hurts our cause...here with a small number of people, other times with more. I believe she means well, but IMHO she needs to learn how to tone down the delivery of an otherwise generally good message.

jv, I have seen your yeoman's work translating Arabic documents into English so that we might have some idea of what went on in Iraq under Saddam. Which only tells me that you are avid to learn the truth, and that your cultural background could be other than Christian.
You see the interview without ever having read the New Testament of the Bible, and you may not notice the true dynamics of that interview. What you see in the interview is a person who is not a Christian (in this case, a Jew) placing a Christian in a position to either affirm or reject what the New Testament says. And, when she affirmed it, you see the nonchristian condemning the Christian for intolerance equivalent to that of a Muslim extremist threatening to murder him for not agreeing with her.
If you reread that interview, you will see that that is plainly not the case and the interviewer was the one who drove the conversation exactly where it went. It took a bit of pushing - and accusatory insinuation - to get to the stage where she said:
COULTER: Well, OK, take the Republican National Convention. People were happy. They're Christian. They're tolerant. They defend America, they —
I put it to you, jv, that a sincere Muslim would belive, and a candid one would say, that the world would be a better place if everyone was a Muslim. Just so Ann, a sincere and candid Christian, said that the world would be a better place if everyone were a Christian. In response, the interviewer went into high dudgeon:
DEUTSCH: Christian — so we should be Christian? It would be better if we were all Christian?
. . . and persists in taking umbrage at the fact that Ann is a sincere and candid Christian. Well, guess what! The relevant section of the Constitution of the United States states,
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.
That means that Christians have the right to be and act as Christians, even if that means saying what the Bible says - when asked! And even if the person who asked wants to hear something else. When Ann invited - didn't threaten to bring him in irons but invited - the Jewish interviewer to come to her church, the interviewer would have been perfectly in his rights to reply by inviting her to visit his synagogue. And no offense would have been taken. But the last thing the interviewer was thinking about was to promote Judaism, or to offer to include her in it. He took the moment to attack Christianity.
It was not Coulter but Deutsch who was grandstanding for attention. Ann's discussion was about her ideas and beliefs, and Deutsch's rant was basically only about Deutsch.

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