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Posted on 01/10/2003 7:51:01 AM PST by H8DEMS
(CNSNews.com) - Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark Wednesday compared Jesus Christ to a terrorist during a media event for a new anti-war group.
"The Christian Church overwhelmingly -- there are exceptions -- who choose to call Mohammed a terrorist. They could call Jesus a terrorist too," said Clark. "I mean, he was pretty tough on money lenders a time or two."
Clark, who served as attorney general under former president Lyndon Johnson, made his remarks during a news conference announcing an anti-war protest initiative targeting the White House and a Washington, D.C., naval base.
When asked if Americans in general, and Christians in particular, should be wary of Muslims and the Islamic religion, Clark cited the need for trust among people of different faiths. "We have to live together," said Clark. "You can't do that by being leery of a billion and a half people who are very devoted to what they believe in."
The former attorney general's remarks appeared to be in reference to remarks made by Rev. Jerry Falwell in an October 6 broadcast of the CBS program '60 Minutes,' in which the minister referred to Mohammed as a "terrorist," and a "man of war."
Falwell's remarks resulted in death threats from an Iranian cleric and widespread denunciations in the Muslim world. Falwell later apologized for the comment, saying he meant no disrespect to "law abiding Muslims."
Clark also expressed his admiration for Muslims and pointed to the U.S. prison population as an example.
"The greatest moral force there by far is Islam because it is present in the prisons," said Clark. "They're the ones that are respected, they're the ones that are up at up at 5 a.m. and worshiping, they're the ones that are praying five times a day and not ashamed to submit themselves to what they believe is a greater power."
Clark was in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to lend his support to the launch of International A.N.S.W.E.R., otherwise known as Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, which is preparing for what it hopes will be a large scale protest January 18 to demonstrate against possible military action against Iraq and to mark the birthday of Martin Luther King.
The organization is demanding access to the White House and the Washington Naval Yard to inspect for weapons of mass destruction, and protestors were urged to show up dressed like United Nations weapons inspectors.
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Muhammed led his followers in murdering hundreds of Jews who refused to convert to mohammedism.
Jesus, when he saw crooks cheating people out of money at God's temple, drove the crooks out of the area with a whip. Not one life was lost.
Even comparing the two means that the Ramsey Clark is an illiterate idiot with an agenda.
What an idiot! It's amazing how many people's total knowledge of the Bible comes from watching Jesus Christ Superstar.
Ramsey must not know much about Judas and the zealots to make such a statement.
When do you suppose Ramsey Clark will take that same message to the Muslims? When did a Secular pagan like Clark become an expert on religions of the world?
That is true today. But many Democrats do not look at what has happened to their party over the last 40 years. They do not realize that their Secular Humanist (pagan) leaders have driven all religious people from the Democrat Party. They probably still think that Catholics and Baptists are still their constituencies as they once were. I'm still waiting for the Jews to realize that the Democrats worship Big Brother instead of G_d.
Dan
Ditzes just like him. Believe me there are LOTS of them. A couple were even elected POTUS a few years ago.
FRee dixie,sw
"Let he who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one"
Luke 22:35-38
"I have come to set fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! .... Do you suppose I came to establish peace on earth? No indeed, I have come to bring division."
Luke 12:49-53
So9
A lot of Jews I know are beginning to realize the GW Bush supports Israel OUT OF PRINCIPLE, rather than solely to gain Jewish votes.
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