Posted on 09/28/2013 4:26:39 AM PDT by Kaslin
While writing my latest book, "Killing Jesus," I knew I would catch hell once it hit the marketplace. Your mom was right when she told you never to discuss politics and religion, because emotions run so high in those arenas. Especially religion.
Even before "Killing Jesus" was released, the mail began pouring in. And some of it was very nasty.
Brent in Texas opined: "O'Reilly, you are not someone who has the right to write a book about Jesus."
Eric in South Carolina: "You are helping to deceive people with your ignorance about Jesus."
Al in Louisiana: "Bill, what do you know about Jesus? You are Catholic, and they don't know anything about the Bible."
And Raleigh in California really let loose with some disturbing stuff: "Bill, please repent before it is too late. You seem to be angry at God because he put a black man in the White House."
Of course, none of these folks had actually read "Killing Jesus," because it had not been released. The book is pure history; there is no religion in it. The people lashing out at me for daring to address their savior in any capacity are so intense in their beliefs that they have lost all sight of reality.
Now, a sad fact of life in America is that there are some very unstable folks running around, and they have always been with us. But from my perch as a national TV commentator, I can tell you with certainty that the level of fanaticism is rising not only here, but all over the world.
The reason is the Internet. In the past, kooks were kind of isolated. But now they can find other loons in cyberspace with whom to commiserate. That encourages bizarre behavior, as disturbed people think their outlook is acceptable because others are saying the same thing on their machines.
The chief al-Qaida recruiting tool is the Internet. Neo-Nazis campaign heavily in cyberspace. NAMBLA, the child rape club, has a worldwide presence on the 'Net.
There is little anyone can do with fanatics. Reasoning with them is a fool's errand. Avoiding them is mandatory. These people are dangerous. They spread poison and could not care less who they hurt. Thus, the Internet has become a hate-filled town square with no limits put on destructive verbal behavior.
And millions of children have access to all the vitriol.
Freedom has always had a downside. With technology allowing for instant communication, hate groups, perverts and killers now have many more opportunities to cause harm than ever before. Again, there's little anyone can do about it.
But everyone should be aware of it.
“I can tell you with certainty that the level of fanaticism is rising not only here”
Criticize Bill, you become a fanatic.
I’m with you! Why all this hate O’Reily crap? He has personality defects that are irritating...but I still watch him.
I’m with you! Why all this hate O’Reily crap? He has personality defects that are irritating...but I still watch him.
I have stopped a long time ago watching BOR. He is not worth me wasting my time.
Put BOR on mental ignore.
Only reasons to watch FNC are Martha McCallum, Lori Rothman and Red Eye.
PAB is pretty hot too.
Seems like a lot of people like him. The likes of those who for McCain, Graham, etc...
If we want to know about Jesus we pick up our Bibles and read the truth right there, we dont need to pick up another book and read what SOMEONE ELSE says about Him. Geez...Oreilly will do anything for money. I hope no one buys this book.
>> ... we don’t need to pick up another book and read what SOMEONE ELSE says about Him.
That’s worked so well for the Episcopal Church /s
Amen!
yes — that was good....yes indeed...
I agree. O’Reilly is a pompous blowhard much of the time—”often in error, never in doubt”—but he is on our side more often than not, and he often has interesting guests. If I’m watching a baseball game, O’Reilly’s usually better than the commercials to watch between innings.
Killing Jesus by Stephen Mansfield was published (May 7, 2013)
Killing Jesus by Paul Marano published (Feb 23, 2013)
by Paul Marano published (Feb 23, 2013)
That was my same thought when I read the title.
Yet despite all you BOR derangement sufferers his show is #1 in cable news.
I'm getting used to it. In the past week alone, I have been accused of being a terrorist, a radical extremist, an anarchist, a murderer, and a suicide bomber. And all I did was support Ted Cruz and personally call my Senator to oppose cloture (he ultimately ignored me, and he is a "Conservative")!
So, I'm expecting the SWAT team momentarily. Can they do that for disagreeing with Bill, too?
“all I did was support Ted Cruz and personally call my Senator to oppose cloture”
To the guillotine!
Kaslin posts some of the very best stuff on FR,
Thank you Kaslin, thank you!
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