Republican senator spent the end of his life apologizing to Muslims for Trump

MSN ^ | 5/19/2016 | Catherine Garcia

[HomerBohn]

Before he died May 4 from complications stemming from pancreatic cancer and a stroke, former GOP Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah asked his wife, Joyce, and son, Jim, if there were any Muslims in his hospital. If so, he wanted to "go up to every single one of them to thank them for being in this country, and apologize to them on behalf of the Republican Party for Donald Trump."

Joyce and Jim Bennett shared this story with The Daily Beast, as well as other tales involving his disgust with "Donald Trump's xenophobia" and proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States. Bob Bennett did not end up meeting with Muslims in the hospital, but his wife said while they were at the airport over Christmas, he "would go to people with the hijab [on] and tell them he was glad they were in America and they were welcome here. He wanted to apologize on behalf of the Republican Party."

Jim Bennett also said as a Mormon, his father "recognized the parallel between the Mormon experience and the Muslim experience," and "wanted to see these people treated with kindness and not ostracized."

Bob Bennett had "absolutely no respect for Donald Trump," Jim Bennett said, and was likely "angry and frustrated when it became clear that the party wasn't going to steer clear of Trumpism."

[COBOL2Java]

No, like Jesus who told Peter to put his sword away when the soldiers came to take him away. I am not arguing at all that we shouldn’t defend ourselves. At all. I’m just saying that the primary messages of Christ include forgiveness, turning the other cheek, and giving more than is asked.

Jesus wasn't defending himself in the Temple. He was angrily judging the money changers, and physically throwing them out! His actions also really pissed off the Jewish authorities. Sorry, but that wasn't a "kumbaya" moment of forgiveness and turning the other cheek.

[Tennessee Nana]

typical Mormon traitor...

[gaijin]

Shuffled & doddered around the hospital, bowing and scraping, apologizing to Muslims..!

that is lower than any ending that I can imagine.

wow..!

[Tennessee Nana]

a Mormon, his father “recognized the parallel between the Mormon experience and the Muslim experience,”
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Yeppers there is that...

[TTFlyer]

Christians are going to learn to fight - or they will cease to exist.

[Tennessee Nana]

This happened in the Garden of Gethsemane not the Temple...

[McGruff]

Republican In Name Only?

[Tennessee Nana]

Bob Bennett did not end up meeting with Muslims in the hospital, but his wife said while they were at the airport over Christmas, he “would go to people with the hijab [on] and tell them he was glad they were in America and they were welcome here. He wanted to apologize on behalf of the Republican Party.”
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I’m an immigrant also but a Christian...

Bob Bennett the Mormon would have spat in my face rather than welcomed me...

[yuleeyahoo]

As early as 1855, at a time when Christian literature generally ridiculed Muhammad as the Antichrist and the archenemy of Western civilization, Elders George A. Smith (1817–75) and Parley P. Pratt (1807–57) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles delivered lengthy sermons demonstrating an accurate and balanced understanding of Islamic history and speaking highly of Muhammad’s leadership. Elder Smith observed that Muhammad was “descended from Abraham and was no doubt raised up by God on purpose” to preach against idolatry. He sympathized with the plight of Muslims, who, like Latter-day Saints, found it difficult “to get an honest history” written about them. Speaking next, Elder Pratt went on to express his admiration for Muhammad’s teachings, asserting that “upon the whole, … [Muslims] have better morals and better institutions than many Christian nations.”

A Latter-day Saint Perspective on Muhammad

[aynrandfreak]

Yes, I have a Mormon friend who told me that. I don’t fault them for self-preservation, but if they do want to spread the word everywhere, they may need to take on some more risk (how long until they can’t go to Europe anymore)

[katykelly]

This is the first I’ve heard he had past .

[ohioman]

After reading this, my thoughts on Bob Bennett went from RIP to Rot in Hell.

[Graybeard58]

Jim Bennett also said as a Mormon.................

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Well, that explains a lot. One cultist looking out for other cultists.

[HomerBohn]

Since I’m no longer a Republicrat he wouldn’t be apologizing for me.

Hijab Bob.

[elcid1970]

Hitler’s cat’s-paw Himmler dabbled in Odin-worship & praising the Nordic gods of Wagnerian legend, and even tried to establish a “National Reich Church”.

But except for a handful of hardcore SS-Totenkopf & their `temple’ at Schloss Wewelsburg, the notion of a Nazi “religion” was a joke to Germans.

Hitler was an atheist. How do you create something from nothingness?

[null and void]

I hope he got his 72 virgins.

And the 28 young boys like scattered pearls...

[Travis McGee]

You make it a death penalty offense to insult the new Nazi religion. That did the trick for Islam. Cuts the dissident movement down like mown grass, and it never grows back.

[Psalm 144]

Perhaps of interest, more parallels here:

https://bsimmons.wordpress.com/2006/11/29/i-will-be-a-second-mohammed/

[showme_the_Glory]

What a horrible thing to leave your family. His descendants will be reminded of this foolishness for generations to come.

[hal ogen]

Dead or not...this guy was a fool.