Michael Moore invokes Jesus in 'Sniper' rant, [Fox News] Todd Starnes fires back

Christian Examiner ^ | 1/26/2015 | Todd Starnes

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

Clint Eastwood's "American Sniper" had another jaw-dropping weekend, reaching an impressive $200 million at the domestic box office. Despite the film's colossal success, liberals like former DNC chairman Howard Dean and director Michael Moore just won't let "American Sniper" go.

Over the weekend, Moore invoked Jesus in a slew of incendiary tweets aimed at dishonoring American soldiers and the Iraq war.

One tweet stated "Tomorrow's Sunday School (1 What Would Jesus Do? Oh, I know what he'd do --hide on top of a roof and shoot people in the back!"

He followed that tweet with: Sunday School: (2) But What Would Jesus Do if he could be a sniper & save soldiers lives by shooting 'savages' in the back?"

Fox News' Starnes sounded off on Monday against Moore: "There was a time when Hollywood and Democrats stood in solidarity with our fighting men and women," Starnes said. "Folks like Jimmy Stewart and Bob Hope and John Wayne - American heroes. Those days are long gone and our sweet land of liberty has been soiled by the stinking stench of Michael Moore and Howard Dean and their liberal minions."

Watch Todd's full "American Dispatch":

[Boogieman]

Isn’t it obvious that he must lead a nearly monastic life, abstaining from worldly pleasures?

[exit82]

When Moore dies, he should be cremated, and us ethe heat to run electric generators.

He would generate enough electricity to run Cleveland for a week.

[Partisan Gunslinger]

Neither side (Michael Moore and Todd Starnes) is going to fare well on this: one side (Moore) uses Jesus with a straw man argument, while the other side (Starnes) presents Him as being akin to the God of War, Ares.

Actually Jesus whipped the moneychangers in the temple with a cat-o-nine-tails, so He's not always sweetness and lite (intentionally misspelled). And here He is at His second coming:

Isa 63:1 ¶ Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

Isa 63:2 ¶ Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?

Isa 63:3 ¶ I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

Isa 63:4 For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

[morphing libertarian]

I will admit we
Probably share waist size

[tophat9000]

come on what’s the body count on the left from MM heroes...

let’s keep it simple I’m sure that for Michael Moore, Che’s is one of his big hero...so what is Che’s personal kill count of bound prisoners shot in the back of the head?...

Or how about Castro ? I know Michael Moore love’s Castro, how many people have been executed by Castro?

[Lake Living]

I think if I were Starnes I would have replied, “See, it was a great movie! It even got Michael More to think about Jesus - and that must have taken a lot!”

[savedbygrace]

Mr. Moore,

Don’t you have an arrest warrant to appear for?

[ViLaLuz]

Manteca Man... bra ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[rbg81]

The irony is that I’ve always considered Moore to be a sniper with a camera.

[lostboy61]

No “fix bayonet” for this old dog. 1st. rule of fight club: distance is your friend. 2nd. rule of fight club: don’t give the ba$tard a chance, shoot him in the back, that way you will never see his face in your dreams. 3rd. rule of fight club: kill them all and let G_D sort it out.

[fuzzylogic]

What would Jesus do?

...well, Mr Moore, so you’re agreeing that Jesus IS, in fact, the perfect embodiment of all that is true, righteous and Holy?

Glad we have that straight RIGHT??

[ez]

The irony is that I’ve always considered Moore to be a sniper with a camera.

Excellent. I wish Starnes had thought of that quip.

[TigersEye]

Would Jesus make propaganda movies loaded with dozens of bald-faced lies?

[time4good]

What would Jesus do? For me, it's all a matter of context:

Revelation 17:11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.

12 His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself.
13 He is dressed in a a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white, and clean.
15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter." He treads the winpress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

...

21 The rest were killed with the sword coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

[Vendome]

Who would milk the camels and pick the dates?

[Vendome]

For that matter, who would pick the saffron?

Got to have my Paella a couple times a year...

[Vendome]

I’m so stupid!

LOL

I drive past Manteca once in a while, in Northern California and knkw what the word means.

I don’t translate them so fast in my head and was just focused on the town.