Posted on 04/15/2005 6:27:30 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
NEW YORK, April 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Deeply troubled by reports that Senator Bill Frist will appear in a telecast organized by conservative Christian groups that portrays the filibustering of judicial nominees as "against people of faith," the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today urged Dr. Frist to reconsider his participation in the telecast, stating that: "Whatever one's views may be on this or any other issue, playing the 'religious' card is as unacceptable as playing the race card."
In a strongly worded letter to the Senate majority leader, Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National director, said he was "deeply troubled" by Dr. Frist's decision to appear in the "Justice Sunday" telecast on April 24. The program's message, "...is deeply flawed and a dangerous affront to fundamental principles of American democracy," Foxman said.
"The heated debate regarding the status of the filibuster in the United States Senate is a quintessentially political contest, not a religious struggle," Foxman said. "Nor should it be portrayed as such. Whatever one's views may be on this or any other issue, playing the 'religious' card is as unacceptable as playing the race card."
Organized by the Family Research Council, the "Justice Sunday" telecast will be aired on Christian television and radio networks and stations and will be broadcast over the Internet.
The ADL regularly "plays the religion card". What's Abe talking about anyway? Does he think he should have a monopoly on that?
relax, Abe
This JEW has a message for the ADL: S T F U.
ain't that somethin' ??
guy's made his entire career out of playing the "religion card'
Abe Foxman can afford to relax. The "nonprofit" ADL pays him $400k+ a year.
Would this be the same Abraham H Foxman who said The Passion was a dangerous film that would send hoardes of Christians into the streets burning synagogues to the ground? Why, yes, I do believe it is.
"Some 40 years after we fought to eradicate racism through litigation, legislation, education and the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, we find ourselves in a society still suffering from a profound intolerance, and in a society that seeks a perennial scapegoat in the "other" -- the Black, the Asian, the immigrant, the minority. We live in a society where the lies of white supremacists are but a mouse click away on computer screens ... in a society where paranoid nationalists stage standoffs with Federal agents... in a society where racists callously set ablaze one of our most cherished national assets: our houses of worship." Abraham Foxman
In a word, yes. And make no mistake about it, the ADL went out of its way to boost for John Kerry.
Where exactly are these people when the libs are out there equating people who are not supporting an entitlement program with people who attempted genocide, anyway?
I could tell you where I think they were, but the language would get me banned.
Foxman is as "good" for the Jewish people, as Jesse Jackson is good for the black people---
Just troublemakers, both--
BTW, Kerry didn't just "give a message" to churches, he was actually there in person ON SUNDAY, singing and praying, and camaigning...telling these fine black parishoners that just because he is a pro-abortion, pro-partial birth abortion, pro-embryonic stem cell, pro gay-marriage, Democrat, just don't even THINK about that stuff, I will give you more stuff---and Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton were standing right there clapping and singing along with him.
This happened a few times, not just one TAPED message!
This guy has become irrelevant.
that's 399,999.99 too much
And here is the REAL reason that the Dems are upset:
"The churchgoer cleavage in voting behavior has been around for awhile, but it has widened. According to the 2004 national exit poll, the 16 percent of the electorate that attends church (or synagogue or mosque) more than once a week voted for George Bush by 64 percent to 35 percent. Among the 15 percent of all voters who never go to church, John Kerry prevailed by an opposite margin, 62-36. "
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/14/opinion/meyer/main688309.shtml
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"A memo authored by a prominent Democratic strategy organization calls the decline in support of white Catholics for Democrats "striking" and "a big part of the 2004 election story." One of the analysis' key findings is that Catholic voters are becoming more pro-life, which the authors called "a factor in the recent losses and one of the blockages for Democrats, at least in the Midwest." The data also reveals that young Catholics are more pro-life than their parents and that bishops who speak out against pro-abortion politicians help bolster the pro-life vote. "
Democratic strategists issue memo on loss of Catholics
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=36492
Shocking denial of rights of freedom of speech and assembly.
The ADL is a complete joke that is openly biased against ANYTHING that has to do with Christians. I have no respect for them. They are anti-Christian and directly, or indirectly accuse almost anything to do with Christianity as being anti-semetic. I am getting sick of their whining hypocrisy.
I'm breathlessly awaiting the opinion of the Barry Lynn on this topic also.
Moral Absolutes Ping.
???? So the ADL, in its infinite wisdom (wait, doesn't that have religious overtones...?) claims that it isn't fair (or whatever their argument boils down to) to even mention religion, or speak to religious groups? What the h*** is wrong with Foxman?
Actually, a shorter list would be "what is RIGHT with Foxman". Very short.
It is becoming quite clear that the leftists' open and shameless strategy is to make any reference, allusion, hint or acknowledgement of the existence of any belief in God in public absolutely Verboten, illegal, and - could I say - sinful?
Let me know if you want on/off this pinglist.
Agreed. Great post!
How ridiculous! It is the Democrats who are playing the "religious card". How can Frist be playing it by complaining about the Democrats' doing it?
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