[miss marmelstein]

I just caught the "bible bashers" quote in the BBC comments. The author meant "bible thumpers" but of course, being a sophisticated, elite European, didn't know the correct American colloquialism.

What a jerk!

[NZerFromHK]

I just caught the "bible bashers" quote in the BBC comments. The author meant "bible thumpers" but of course, being a sophisticated, elite European, didn't know the correct American colloquialism.

That's lame. It also demolishes their own argument of how pervasive American popular culture is. Had it been so, they would have known what "bible thumpers" and "bible bashers" mean.

The Euro elites are basically well-informed in one sense: they know fellow elites from around the world very well. But couldn't really care less about their poor Joe neighbiours.

[Jameison]

"I just caught the "bible bashers" quote in the BBC comments. The author meant "bible thumpers" but of course, being a sophisticated, elite European, didn't know the correct American colloquialism.
What a jerk!"

Correct.
As far as the BBC is concerned, any American who is a born again Christan is some kind of "neocon" fanatic, and oh they "bash" Bibles too.
Would be really funny, if it weren't so pathetic.