NBC’s Today Asks Should Coulter Be ‘Taken Off the Airwaves Permanently’

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CNBC host Donny Deutsch appeared on Friday’s "Today" with co-host Meredith Vieira, to get his take on his recent interview of Ann Coulter, and for his response to something Vieira mentioned in the promo for the segment: "We're going to show you what she said, and then, you decide if you think, maybe she should be taken off the airwaves permanently. Some people are actually saying she should not be on television anymore."

During his earlier interview of Coulter, Deutsch compared the conservative writer to Iranian president Ahmadinejad, after Coulter confirmed that she believed all people should be Christians. "Why don't I put you with the head of Iran? Come on, you can't believe that." Coulter made an awkward defense of this belief, which may have dug the hole deeper for the writer, since she immediately responded by saying, "We just want Jews to be perfected, as they say."

In his "Today" appearance, which came 12 minutes into the 7 am Eastern hour, Deutsch compared Coulter to the more-benign Britney Spears. "Britney Spears crashed her car again. Because until she does, she doesn't exist. Ann Coulter, without even realizing it -- I don't think she was doing that on purpose. She, genuinely, was like, 'I'm sorry I offended you.' But we're creating these critters in the media, that until she does that, she doesn't exist."

"Today" replayed large parts of the Coulter interview prior to Deutsch’s appearance. Deutsch attempted to take a "moral high road" with regards to Coulter. A partial transcript of his exchange with Vieira, who "went down memory lane" by bringing up past quotes of Coulter:

DEUTSCH: ...Britney Spears crashed her car again. Because until she does, she doesn't exist. Ann Coulter, without even realizing it -- I don't think she was doing that on purpose. She, genuinely, was like, 'I'm sorry I offended you.' But we're creating these critters in the media, that until she does that, she doesn't exist. I want to hear somebody in the media to say, 'It's kind of over. It's boring. It's silly. And I think the candidates need to follow this. I didn't -- we didn't service this. I didn't even want them to run this. I think people are just tired of this nonsense.

VIEIRA: What is it about this that crossed the line? Can we go down memory lane with Ann Coulter?

DEUTSCH: Sure, yeah.

VIEIRA: Last year, on your show, about Bill Clinton, she said, 'I think that sort of rampart promiscuity does show some level of latent homosexuality.' Muslims: 'We should raid their countries, kill their leaders, convert them to Christianity.' On the 9/11 widows, she said, among other things: 'I've never seen people enjoying their husbands’ deaths so much.' This is her stock and trade. Talk about marketing.

DEUTSCH: Exactly. She's a lounge act. The scary thing for me here was, she wasn't doing it on purpose. It wasn't -- and I think we're playing dangerously with words in our society that there's no accountability. There's a glibness that we and the media kind of elevate. I'm here to kind of say, 'I'm personally tired of it, and I think America is tired of it also.'"

VIEIRA: You're saying she should not be allowed on the air?

DEUTSCH: Of course, she should be allowed on the air. It's free speech. But I think the consumers are going to start to vote, and I think you're going to see less of this stuff on television. If you really follow the things that are successful today, hate is going out. When the producer is booking, 'Oh, here we go again.' People are just tired of it. You're tired of it. I'm tired of it. And forget -- this is not an indictment of her. This is not a religious discussion. This to me is a moment in time where we kind of say, enough -- everybody in the studio that is watching is going, 'Oh.' Yet, we're talking about it. So you go, wait a second. Aren't we part of the problem?

VIEIRA: Of course, we are. We're perpetuating it.

DEUTSCH: But I'm here to raise my hand as one and say, 'You know what. Over. Done. I don't care. It's not that interesting. It really isn't.

VIEIRA: Donny Deutsch, thanks very much. Good to see you.

So, Donny Deutsch isn’t in favor of regulating speech in the airwaves. That’s good to see in television talk show host. But the very fact "Today" even brought that train of thought into the discussion is sobering.

—Matthew Balan is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.


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interesting choice of words

from Meredith. Should Ann be allowed to be on the air? Sounds suspiciously like censorship to me. It's not as if she asked if TV hosts and producers should invite her to be on the air - that would be a fair question - but saying someone should not be allowed on the air is a very different thing.

 Compare this with the uproar over radio stations boycotting the Dixie Chicks. I don't expect anyone in the MSM to make note of the duplicity.

and they won't:)

should comedy central be allowed on the air? 

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Deutsch invited her

For someone who invited her, knowing her history, Deutsch is pretty ridiculous saying that he's disgusted that the media keeps inviting her to speak.

I'm sure that Deutsch is furious that his booking agents keep booking the one guest that gets Deutsch on the Today show.

Coulter makes some good

Coulter makes some good points sometimes.  Unfortunately, she always seems to sum up her argument with something about Christianity.  Her arguments would hold more water if she didn't didn't rely so much on her religious arguments.  Conservatism works just fine without the need to bring sin into the equation.  Liberals aren't morons simply because they don't believe in God.  They're morons because they're liberals.

Hey Steve,

I may have to borrow that some time....LOL!

They're morons because they're liberals.  

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

hey B

got that backwards?

"Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house."       Groucho

Why do so

Why do so many conservatives feel the need to tell Christians like me to always stow the Gospel?

I could easily say we don't bring it up enough - in fact - I will

and my opinion is just as good as theirs on this 

in the land of free speech anyway - is that where we are?

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TM

You misunderstand.  I don't feel the need to tell "Christians like you to stow the Gospel".

I just think it is inappropriate and ugly, (and yes, un-Christianlike) to go at it like Alexis Colby & Krystal Carrington on a blog site like this.

You know I respect you, and your faith, supremely.  But I just find it particularly ugly when these kind of nasty debates get going here.

That's all I am saying.

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

you call my remarks nasty?

you call my remarks nasty? really?

is it outrageous of me to suggest that PT is being nasty - he has called me a moron and an idiot a couple of times - I have not done likewise at any time...

and you call me nasty?

honestly?

I've been supremely patient with this PT. And I've seen you get truly nasty today, actually regarding Al Gore I believe - so have you seen my comments regarding our esteemed former VP today?

your comments about me here really show a lot of nerve i must say

but I still luv ya of course - that will never change no matter what:) that's how Christians work

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TM

You will kindly note that I called the argument nasty.

Not you, not your posts.

But it is rather vitrolic, and not the tone we should set here, I am thinking.

That's all I'm trying to say. 

P.S.  Haven't posted a word about Al Gore today.  Jimmuh Cahta...but not the Goreacle.

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

so what kind of tone did

so what kind of tone did you set? I saw all kinds of vitriol from you if I remember correctly - the search here still sucks so i can't seem to find it... 

so are you saying I'm contributing to the vitriol then? I thought I was preventing it

do I not have a right to try to do that against a poster like PT? he keeps calling people idiots - and we fundies keep refraining and keeping the gloves up...

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TM,

I give up.

You can do whatever you feel like here...I was just trying to diffuse an ugly situation. 

I agree...you weren't doing the name calling here...but I thought you'd understand my post since I know you alot better than I know PT.

Carry on with your fight...if that's what you care to do. 

I don't think I used "vitriol"....but suit yourself. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

I happen to be trying to

I happen to be trying to diffuse something here myself - so you should appreciate my efforts here then:) 

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Good night, gentlemen

I can't stand this any longer.

It's been a long, difficult week.  

This ugliness is too much for me right now.

So bon soir. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

You cannot argue with Fundamentalists

It is impossible to argue with Fundamentalists.

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you must learn to tolerate

you must learn to tolerate us then:) 

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I do you idiot

Why are you brain dead? I do tolerate you, it is you who do not tolerate others and think you are superior to them. You are not, you are equal to Jews and no better. Deal with reality you bigot.

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I'm just saying then you

I'm just saying then you are then consequently equal to me - no better - therefore either WE ARE BOTH TOLERANT OR INTOLERANT - being that you are no better than me then we must be equals

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Truth this is becoming hysterical!

This guy is never going to get it. "I do tolerate you you ignorant racist bigoted buffoon!" I don't understand why you can't feel the love Truth. ; ) LOL. Time to stop feeding him. He's to emotional and unreasonable.

What is there to get?

I have proven and exposed the bigots here. They think they are superior to Jews, the fact is they are not.

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Religiously not intellectually

Religiously we are equal but intellectually you are a moron.

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Idiot... what a tolerant

Idiot... what a tolerant word.

 OOH! OOH!  Are you trying to "wins the Internet"?

Religious Tolerance

Since you are not intelligent enough to understand the difference there is not much I can do.

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Blonde, I still think you

Blonde, I still think you might be Ann Coulter.

Hey B,

Yourself.  :)

Actually, it works either way...I was quoting another poster here!  I like things like that....interchangeable.

Wow, long week.  TGIF, huh? 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

chicken

or the egg no doubt

"Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house."       Groucho

Take it

It's all yours, Jimbo.

More democratic hypocrisy

Amazing, isn't it? The libs want to shut down Ann all in the name of "free speech".  Seems to me that their motto has now become "Everyone is entitled to our opinion" !

"Yeah, that's the ticket!" - Tommy Flanagan

Them People

" Some people "

The old "some people" trick again.  Take it from a former journalist, it means "we people". 

The liberals are always quick to censor

Their ideas can't stand up to criticism and debate, so they always want to shut the opposition down.

If they actually listened to Ann, all of what she says, not just a 15 second sound-byte, they would understand that she uses hyperbole to make a point and get people thinking.

If they really understood anything about Christianity, they would understand that wanting to convert everybody to Christianity is love, not hate.



The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Fred08.com

"If they really understood

"If they really understood anything about Christianity, they would understand that wanting to convert everybody to Christianity is love, not hate."

So telling everybody how they have to live and behave because your religion says so is love?

 

"In any compromise between good and evil, only evil can profit." Ayn Rand

(Not so) Strange, I don't

(Not so) Strange, I don't recall anyone on the Today Show asking if Rosie O'Donnell "should be taken off the airwaves permanently" for her hateful comments...

Seems kind of suspicious to

Seems kind of suspicious to me. Is this an orchestrated serial attack on Conservative Talking heads by the Dem/Lefties and MSM. First BOR, Then RL Now AC. If I was paranoid I'd say all this stuff has been planned.

No Defending Her

Ann Coulter Insults Judaism (Video)

QUOTE

"COULTER: No, we think — we just want Jews to be perfected, as they say.

DEUTSCH: Wow, you didn't really say that, did you?

COULTER:
Yes. That is what Christianity is. We believe the Old Testament, but
ours is more like Federal Express. You have to obey laws. We know we're
all sinners —

DEUTSCH: In my old days, I would have argued — when you say something absurd like that, there's no —

COULTER: What's absurd?

DEUTSCH: Jews are going to be perfected. I'm going to go off and try to perfect myself —

COULTER: Well, that's what the New Testament says.

DEUTSCH:
Ann Coulter, author of "If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be
Republicans," and if Ann Coulter had any brains, she would not say Jews
need to be perfected. I'm offended by that personally. And we'll have
more "Big Idea" when we come back"

 

Ann Coulter is an embarrassment to any Conservative, Republican or Christian. This sort of intolerant ignorant comments are uncalled for.

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Nonsense. Ann Coulter's comments were only offensive

to those looking to be offended.

I present as my evidence, Mr Kafir; a poster on these boards who has a rather strong and colorful history of forcefully pointing out insults and/or anti-semitism whenever it raises it's ugly head.

Mr Kafir said that he doesn't believe Ann's comments were anti-semitic, and that's good enough for me.  (Actually, I could go into much more detail about my reasons, but I don't want to derail the thread)

The question asked on this thread is "should Ann Coulter be banned from the airways?" 

Tell me, Popular Tech, do you think she should be banned? (that's rhetorical....I'm pretty certain you don't)  ;^)

Nonsense to the mentally challenged

Try thinking for yourself for a change. She said exactly what she meant and she choose those words. If Christians believe Jews need to be perfected then they are bigots.

If she is going to spew Anti-Semetic rhetoric then she can go find someone that will have her on anymore. Her career is over.

 

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Career is Over???

Holy moly, Ann's career is over because of this? Maybe she should go out in a blaze of glory and sneak into some program and talk about 'happy negros', Adolph Bush, liars, baby killers, infidels, nappy headed white trash or global cooling.

Get a grip, my friend. If you can't distinguish between carefully crafted dialog and anti-semitism you need to spend a little more time solving crossword puzzles. Far better men than you have declared Ann's career ending during the past several million sold books.

everybody needs to be

everybody needs to be perfected - not just Jews

and only God can do that

the lefties promoting this new attack strategy already know that about Christianity 

this is just a new attack strategy - they are trying someone new on the right each week as trial runs

to "perfect" it - as Ann says:) 

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Give me a break

Are you so brainwashed that you think this is some media matters spin campaign like the one against Rush, Oreilly and Savage?

Ann Coulter said that Jews need to be Perfected and implied that this can only be done through Christianity. She has exposed herself for the bigot that she is.

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PT

well can you please explain to me how that is bigoted - what's wrong with being perfected? Sounds nice to me... 

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Do you believe

Do you believe that Jews cannot be perfected without christianity?

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No one can be made perfect

No one can be made perfect with out Christ.

Well, for once, the rich white man is in control. --Montgomery Burns

So you are bigot?

That must be rhetorical,

That must be rhetorical, because you know I am going to say no, and we already know what you think.

You're definition of bigot includes 'unreasonable'. I find it hard to be unreasonable to think that Christianity is the only right one.

All religions are not created equal.

Well, for once, the rich white man is in control. --Montgomery Burns

by his definition everyone

by his definition everyone is a bigot - simply because everyone can't possibly tolerate all religions on planet Earth (about 10,000 or so) - putting some thought into this might have helped the guy out a little first...

he's stepped in it now - we can help him out of it I think

I blame the MSM as usual

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No I never said that

Fundamentalists think like this not me. Yes rationaly intelligent people tolerate all religions and are not bigots. Freedom of Religion is a right not a "priviledge endowed upon me by fundamentalists". Religious tolerance is part of being a good Christian and if you were taught differently then I am ashamed.

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walk with me a day in my PC

walk with me a day in my PC America shoes as I must incessantly bite my Christisan lip AS REQUIRED BY CORPORATE POLICY OR BY GOVENRNMENT LAW, forced to help support and finance gay partner benefits, abortion, and many other evil niceties - I will show you the very definition of true tolerance, my friend

How exactly is Ann not tolerating Jews here? Is she forcing Jews to do something? Is she denying Jews the ability to do something? 

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Totally irrelevant

Abortion and Gay Marriage has nothing to do with what we are talking about.

Do you consider yourself superior to Jews or not?

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I consider myself Jewish -

I consider myself Jewish - by virtue of Jesus Christ - and you? 

I don't think I can be superior to myself

Haven't ever thought it about actually - you're the first one to bring up accusations of superiority to me - therefore you must have the superiority/inferiority feelings - not me

please do not feel inferior to me - I am a lowly sinner 

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Make up your mind

Either you think Jews can only be perfected by converting to Christianity or not. If so you think yourself superior and are a bigot, if not stop arguing.

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I already posted you the

I already posted you the perfection scripture passage of the Bible you supposedly read - so if you are a Christian - like me - then you are a bigot like me and Ann and God

You are trying to differentiate yourself from me and yet at the same time claim that you and I are both Christian. Therefore we have the same religion or we don't - you tell me. If we do then you are a bigot like me. If you don't then we are different.

Now Ann did not use the word superior but I will grant you that for the sake of argument. If you and I are different then are you either superior, or inferior to me - or equal to me - again you tell me. Laws of physics these are your only choices.

If you feel superior to me then you are a bigot. If you feel inferior to me that's fine - that's what Ann was talking about. Again you tell me - you are the one who is arguing here - just make a decision already...it takes an anti-fundie a little more on NB than just insisting "because I said so"

Again it's going to be hard for you to demonstrate that Ann and I somehow feel superior to anyone - as a sinful Christians

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LOVE for you to quote the

LOVE for you to quote the Bible where it says that we have to tolerate other religions to be a good Christian. 

 "Oh, yes, be a good Christian; just shut up and don't rock the boat.  Morons."

 Shall I call a troll a troll, troll?

I call you a bigot

Can you guys make up your mind about anything without quoting the bible? It is really pathetic.

If you cannot tolerate other religions and think you are superior or other religions can only be perfected by converting to your religion (which is the same thing) then your are bigot. There is no trolling with reality. Exposing bigotry is important so un-bigoted conservatives do not think we are all brain-washed intolerant bigoted fundamentalists.

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wow Popular Tech

for someone who claims to be a Christian you:  denegrate the Bible;  and you continue your 'bigot crusade' on and on?  Yet you continue with the premise that you are RIGHT and the others are WRONG.  

Some kind of issues here dude, it's obvious that there's some past stuff you can't deal with, but, this isn't the place.

"Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house."       Groucho

Denegrate the Bible?

You are confusing me with being a Fundamentalist.

But yes Bigots are Bigots which is a fact.

My only issue is with hyprocritical bigots who think they are better then Jews.

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He's a Christian but he

He's a Christian but he doesn't follow Christ (it's called "not taking the Bible literally" as an out with these people)...

Jesus is your LORD and Savior PT - Lord means you do His will and bidding, not yours - and His will is in THE BIBLE - to be a Christian you must do what is in the Bible without fail or die trying...

And then Jesus will resurrect you...

Welcome to Christianity - would you like to join or not? 

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No I do not distort Christianity

I do not distort Christianity into some bigoted superior zealous religion.

Do you take the bible literally? I don't and I am a Christian just not a ridiculous bigoted Fundamentalist. Because God tells you to kill all who are not Christians.


2 Chronicles 15:13

"Whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman"

So why have you not begun? Why have you not obeyed the words of the bible? Are you afraid? You do not seem to be a real Christian.

 

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The Bible says kill them all

2 Chronicles 15:13
"Whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman"

So why have you not begun?

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God was on this from day 1

God was on this from day 1 - next question 

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So have you obeyed?

Why have you not begun killing all those who do not believe in the "LORD God of Israel"?

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Um, Pt....

"Can you guys make up your mind about anything without quoting the bible? It is really pathetic."

Stupid

I did not quote the bible to make up my mind. Do you even understand the conversation?

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If so then

If you are not a bigot then you cannot think Christianity is superior to Judaism or that Jews are imperfect unless they convert to Christianity that is what Radical Muslims think about Islam.

Who decides what religion is better then another? You? I don't think so. Bigots think their religion is superior and all others inferior. Spanish Inquisition anyone?

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Jesus says no can without

Jesus says no can without Him...

Are you calling Jesus a bigot?

I'm a Christian - I believe what Jesus believes - He tells me what to believe - for my own good - because I can't do it alone 

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You are a fool

If you believe Jews cannot be perfected without converting to Christianity then you are brainwashed fool.

This is the problem with Christian Fundamentalists.

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Get through your thick

Get through your thick skull that is not a Jewish thing, its an everybody thing.

Jesus saves. Jew, Gentile, and Muslim. All of them (me included)

 Well, for once, the rich white man is in control. --Montgomery Burns

Christians are

Christians are honorary Jews...

Messianic Jews have been perfected like Christian gentiles

Or do you think Messianic Jews are bigots like us? 

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Anyone who believes they are Superior are Bigots

Anyone, Jews, Muslims, Christians who believe they are superior to another faith are bigots and intolerant.

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and you believe you are

and you believe you are superior to me - and I can be improved by thinking your way instead of mine - maybe even perfected:) 

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You are a moron

If you think your religion is superior to another then you are bigot by definition. I am not trying to improve you I am telling you what you are.

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do you think you are wrong?

do you think you are wrong? or am i wrong?

"Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house."       Groucho

Bruce

I'm giving up on this thread....I was trying to bring a little civility back...alas...another failure.  Par for the course for me this week. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

I think Bigots are Bigots

A bigot is a bigot if you call yourself Christian and think Jews need to be perfected by converting to christianity.

The reality is Jews are equal to Christians and will go to heaven without being converted.

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hello bigot

and you think you are right and we are wrong and you are superior to us.

"Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house."       Groucho

Bigots think that people

Bigots think that people are born superior - like the KKK thinks about non-Aryans

Religion is a choice one can make - unlike race

I often find that liberals try to paint fundies like me as a bigot - but they are just as zealous about their beliefs as I am...

What is the difference between religious conviction and bigotry - as both have an element of superiority...?

Liberals always complain Christian's "feeling superior"

But isn't that also a feeling of superiority to think that way about Christians? Interesting

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The same thing

Whether you think you were born or choose to be a bigot you are still a bigot.

This has nothing to do with liberals so stop bringing that crap up.

Fundamentalists who think this way give conservatives a bad name.

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Doesn't work that way

Sorry but it doesn't work that way. I can only tell you what you are if you believe what you say. I don't pretend to be superior to you or even state that. I simply state that I am tolerant of all Religions and do not consider mine superior to another. If you are not then you are a bigot. If you don't like what that is then don't be one, if you are happy being a bigot continue on.

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again you sound far less

again you sound far less tolerant of mine than Ann conceivably sounds about the Jews - that is if she does at all 

Mr Kafir is someone here who is Jewish and was not offended in the slightest

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I am tolerant of religious views