Beck: "We are on the verge of losing freedom of religion"
July 29, 2010 12:19 pm ET
From the July 29 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:
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The Angry White Christians are just the loudest whiners.
It's like the white government in South Africa (circa 1984) citing persecution from the native black population - y'know, the people who've lived in Africa for thousands of years?
and the ones with the most advanced sense of entitlement.
I think it was about the third time that the Boy Cried Wolf, that the people dismissed his noise, and just stayed in their Churches, enjoying the freedom of religion they obviously had.
After all, according to Beck last week the American republic is now gone, and we're all now living in an as of yet unnamed Soviet-style gulag. So shouldn't it be logical the constitution be history as well?
Hell, bring it on. Hopefully, by next week we'll all be ruled by damned dirty apes.
But the point stands - just last week Beck claimed the USA was extinct, and now is claiming that we're inches away from losing our constitutional liberties. So was he wrong then, or is he wrong now?
The answer is, Beck's always wrong, but his audience is just too stupid to realize it as they scramble to their PCs to send him their credit card numbers. And in this respect, I have to give Beck grudging respect for being the greatest media grifter of the past century. He truly knows how to part a fool from his/her money; how else could he afford his digs up in CT?
I saw John Hagee doing this very thing last weekend on a one hour infomercial. He and some church lady were discussing all the impending doomsday scenarios hanging over our heads, and every five minutes or so he would reference his new book, and how chapter so-and-so tells you six ways to protect your family from the coming nuclear holocaust. Of course, he wouldn't reveal this vital, life-saving information on the show... you have to buy the book.
It's shameless, classic hucksterism. Five Hundred years ago, Glenn Beck would have been peddling fake religious relics.
Beck knows he's got his heavily-white, over-55 audience suckered because he pimps their fears and paranoia daily. So why shouldn't he take their Social Security checks as well?
or was that Captain Kangaroo,
In FOX world, Captain Kangaroo, Beck, the City of Seattle, what's the difference
Bishop Fulton Sheen, my god that dredges up some childhood nightmares. But you are spot on now that I think back on it, wow.
But don't be violent, folks.
What "things" are "in the pipeline", Glenn, over the next year that threaten freedom of religion? Shouldn't we know what they are?
"I've talked to the leaders of almost every large faith in America." Oh yeah? Name two.
Lying sack of unadulterated cow manure.
Which, of course, means he hasn't talked with anyone.
Beck, you're the worst kind of charlatan.
What things?!
What pipeline?!
Which leaders?!
I recall last spring he was talking about "rivers of blood" in the streets of America this summer due to the progressives attacking good, God-fearing Americans. Uhh Glennie, summer is almost over and there ain't nothing happening yet. Oh wait, he recently said that this will now take place in the Fall! Yeah right before the election when all the commie progressives take to the streets to attack anyone who wants to vote Republican.
As for his claim that he has spoken to the leaders of all the major religious organizations in America and they agree with him all I have to say is----yeah, right. Just like I believe someone from the Vatican told him he was "wildly important."
Beck is delusional and I can't believe people are dumb enough to believe him.
You've talked to religions leaders about this, Glenn? Which religious leaders representing which churches and which faiths? You're standard use of anonymous, but trust me, really, really, really important people falls particularly flat on this subject.
This is about as vile of a charge as you can make, Glenn, and it's a high example of why we go after you for using unsupported claims that stoke fear and inspire hatred in your listeners who cannot seem to think for themselves. You can't drop something like this and then hide behind, "Remember, don't be violent," with any kind of justification, much less the false nonsense that spill out of your mouth.
If you truly are a man of faith, Glenn, (and with words like these there's serious reason to doubt it) I hope you're prepared for a trip to that fiery lake resort you were suggesting the President was headed towards yesterday.
In the twisted minds of many of his followers, Beck IS the modern day Paul Revere and John The Baptist.
In order to stand apart from the other right-wing crazies like Limbaugh and Savage et al, Beck has carved out a marketplace in far-right media as a seer, a prophet, and a diviner of revealed truth.
Beck alone has been given God's plan laid out for him on gold tablets to impart to his desperate sheep.
Beck should be real careful about what he wishes for.
But don't be violent.
The biggest assault on religion and freedom of speech comes from idiots like you, GB, who want to cram YOUR version of religion down everybody's throats. When Mormon, know-nothing missionaries want to talk about religion, they want to talk about their religion. When you, Beck almighty, want to talk about religion, it's the 4 Gs.
No one's knocked since. I kid you not.
So please give it up Christian is not under attack in this country; but it sure as h*ll needs to be.
No religion needs to be under attack. That would be a clear violation of religious freedom in the country.
I don't want to assume that your politics lean to the left, but if they do, your comments show that you are no better than religious extremists, or condescending "evangelicals" such as Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell (and his son).
I want some evidence that there are "things in the pipeline," Beck. Your words are not evidence . . . you lie too much.
Oh, and faith? Faith is "the substance of things hoped, the evidence of things not seen." It doesn't mean religion.
perhaps he meant "in the pipe".
We live in a country where the idea that our president may have been Muslim, Catholic or even atheist is treated as grounds for blocking. For these people, freedom of Religion means "Freedom to practice a branch of Christianity". This is even the idea of that David Barton man who is a "teacher" at Beck U and the founder of the ironically named Wallbuilders.
Palin, Beck, HillBilly et al aren't really Christians. They are opportunists who use the Bible for cover.
This is just more promo crap for Beck's ridiculous book.
That's why the Founders were wise in keeping Religion out of Government. If we think our current government is inefficient, imagine them spending months on end trying to agree on "God's will".
First, understand that Glenn's faithful believe it is foretold that as God's people they WILL BE persecuted, particularly in the last days. This is an especially exciting time in the minds of those who call themselves Christian, because it means the Second Coming and that Good defeats Evil and the fulfillment of prophecy, yada yada.
The world through the prism that Glenn provides is alluringly simple to understand. Glenn and his faithful are the force of light and good beset on all sides by the forces of evil and "darkness." The darkness reference of course has taken on a more literal meaning since Obama has taken power.
Like your post, except that phrase. I'd amend it to many who call themselves Christian. I call myself Christian (or trying to be); and there are many like me for whom that means trying to be a good person, rather than fiddling with bumper-sticker theology, eschatological theory, end-times revelations, and icky sticky points of dogma.
Point taken, though. :)
good catch.
Well, in my town of less than 3400 people, there are 4 churches. Filled. Every. Single. Week.
Christianity ain't going anywhere Beck. There are more than enough churches to go around.
When people of any religion are not allowed to build community centers SOLELY because of their religious affiliation, then I believe that we are losing our freedom of religion...
Now Glennie, I want you to do some things for me (that you are most likely going to do for yourself anyway):
1) Repeat this on-air at FNC.
2) Foment hatred for one of the many "mosques" that are being held up by the islamaphobes, even though many of these "mosques" are just community centers (which will be open to all people).
And remember, Beck doesn't launch baseless attacks on ANYONE or EVER make false statements or EVER take ANYONE out of context...
I fear that besides Beckerhead Byron Williams, there will be others who blindly mistake Glenn's Koolaid for the sacramental wine.
You see, the fact that we would challenge Glenn on the truthfulness of his claims is all the more PROOF of the legitimacy of said claims. AND, questioning Glenn is tantamount to persecuting Glenn's religion because what he is saying was "revealed" to him by God.
Give me that old time religion
Give me that old time religion
It's good enough for me.
We will pray with Aphrodite,
We will pray with Aphrodite,
She wears that see-through nightie,
And it's good enough for me.
We will pray with Zarathustra,
We'll pray just like we use ta,
I'm a Zarathustra booster,
And it's good enough for me.
We will pray with those Egyptians,
Build pyramids to put our crypts in,
Cover subways with inscriptions,
And it's good enough for me.
We will pray with those old druids,
They drink fermented fluids,
Waltzing naked though the woo-ids,
And it's good enough for me.
We will pray to dear old Buddha,
Of the gods there is none cuter,
Comes in silver, brass or pewter,
And he's good enough for me."
We do dances to bring water,
Prepare animals for slaughter,
Sacrifice our sons and daughters,
And it's good enough for me.
I'll arise at early morning,
When my Lord gives me the warning,
That the solar age is dawning,
And it's good enough for me.