Rantings & Ramblings

Bill O’Reilly is crazy

Jeff J. Snider Politics, Religion

Following up on what I wrote last week about President Bush’s Christmas/Holiday cards, here is something I picked up on from the Daily Show a day or two ago. Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly, of the O’Reilly Factor, had as a guest on his show a man named Philip Nulman, author of a book called “Just Say Yes! Extreme Customer Service - How to Give it! How to Get It!” They had the following exchange (I have taken bits out, but I have not affected the context at all — here is a link to where I got the complete transcript from):

O’REILLY:

I don’t believe most people who aren’t Christian are offended by the words “Merry Christmas.” I think those people are nuts. I think you’re crazy if you’re offended by the words “Merry Christmas.”

NULMAN:

“Seasons Greetings” and “Happy Holidays,” Bill, does not offend Christians.

O’REILLY:

Yes it does! Absolutely does. … Let’s do a FOX News/Opinion Dynamics poll question up there. Now, I’m givin’ the signal to my guys about if you’re - “Are you offended if they don’t use the words ‘Merry Christmas’ in a - in a store that you go to shop” and we will - and I guarantee you that I’m right. I’m guaranteeing that the Christian majority in this country is fed up, fed up to here with the ACLU and all of this business - this anti-Christian business.

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4 comments December 14th, 2005 at 03:40pm

George Bush can’t please anyone

Jeff J. Snider Politics, Religion

I just read this article about the Christmas cards President Bush sent out to 1.4 million supporters. Let me share a quote with you, from William A. Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights:

This clearly demonstrates that the Bush administration has suffered a loss of will and that they have capitulated to the worst elements in our culture.

Mr. Donohue, I have never met you, but I am going to give you the benefit of the doubt that you aren’t nearly as stupid as you seem.
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Add comment December 7th, 2005 at 03:25pm

Religion in the Locker Room

Jeff J. Snider Religion, Sports

The Washington Nationals suspended a volunteer chaplain, Jon Moeller, for indicating that Jewish people are going to hell. From an article in the Washington Post:

An article in Sunday’s paper about Baseball Chapel quoted [Nationals' outfielder Ryan] Church as saying that he had turned to Moeller for advice about his former girlfriend, who was Jewish. “I said, like, Jewish people, they don’t believe in Jesus. Does that mean they’re doomed? Jon nodded, like, that’s what it meant. My ex-girlfriend! I was like, man, if they only knew. Other religions don’t know any better. It’s up to us to spread the word,” Church said.

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Add comment September 21st, 2005 at 02:07pm