ANN COULTER, COLUMNIST: Christians don’t consider converting someone to Christianity and saving their soul...
PRESS: How about killing their leaders?
COULTER: Well, this is one of these quotes that really doesn’t matter what the column says, even though it’s posted all over the Internet and you can go read it yourself. In point of fact, I was not referring to all Muslims. I was referring to the enemy. And I haven’t seen as good a description of the enemy since September 11, which was when I wrote that column, which is the people cheering and dancing in the streets right now. By the end of the week, point one and point two, invade their countries, kill their leaders, have become official government policy. But to describe, you know, changing these people’s hearts and minds as a hateful thing to do is craziness, Bill.
BUCHANAN: All right, let me ask you, Ann. Reverend Falwell uses the term “terrorist.” And Franklin Graham referred to the religion as-quote “an evil and wicked religion,” I believe. And I believe Pat Robertson. Is this something of Christian fundamentalists, that they believe? I mean, first off, I don’t know that Mohammed has ever been called a terrorist. I do know he was a warrior. Do you think this is advised?
COULTER: I think it’s true, and not solely on the basis of what Christian theologians have said, but on the basis of two Muslims who converted to Christianity. They described the Koran and Mohammed in some detail and with some accuracy, in their book, “Unveiling Islam.” And yes, Mohammed, there were his Satanic visions. Sometimes he was possessed by Satan. He married a girl when she was six years old, called her in from the swing set and had sex with her at nine years old. And, you know, with all of these endless articles being written about, why do they hate us, and gee, what motivates these people? I don’t know. I think maybe we ought to all have a better look at Islam.
PRESS: But, Ann, there are people who have killed in the name of Jesus. There have been millions of people killed in the name of Jesus. Isn’t the problem with Christianity or with Judaism or Islam, people who misinterpret the message of the religion and then go out and do their own evil things? It’s not the leader of the religion, the founder of the religion. It’s their misguided followers.
COULTER: Well, this is what people want to believe because Americans are very kindhearted and ecumenical about things. But I think a strong argument can be made that, when Christians kill in the name of Christ, they are not being good Christians. Millions of Muslims believe that Mohammed and the Koran does command them to kill infidels in the name of their religion. And there’s a lot more to it there, than there is in the case of Christianity. I mean, what does a fundamentalist Christian do, someone who really believes literally everything the New Testament says? He really goes out and turns the other cheek? I mean, you can’t find anything recommending violence or killing infidels in the New Testament. You can in the Koran.
BUCHANAN: Very quickly, Ann, do you think there’s a war coming between Islam and Christendom, or the West, all out-war?
COULTER: No. But the way it is being pitched is more as a war of freedom and democracy versus a way of Islamic dictatorships. But I do think the Christian element is part of that.
PRESS: Thanks, Ann.
BUCHANAN: Thank you, Ann.
PRESS: We’ll be right back, BUCHANAN AND PRESS.
Michael2001, formatting is our friend.
Islam is not the same as Christianity or Judaism. In Christianity or Judaism, a peaceful solution is the favored method of solving anything. In Islam, death to the infidel is the ideal solution. (not converting him, or getting him to surrender the west bank and Gaza under UN guidelines, but DEATH)
I'm of the opinion that we should not wait until our enemies nuke a major western city for Allah's glory.
If they want Jihad, we should give it to them.