6 September 2014 A.D. Comedian Bill
Maher: Quotations on Islam from Notable
Non-Muslims
Here’s
one quote from Mr. Maher.
Bill Maher
William "Bill"
Maher, Jr. (born January 20, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian, television
host, political commentator, author and actor. Maher currently ranks number 38
on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-ups of all time, and has a Hollywood
Walk of Fame star.
“There’s only one faith, for example, that kills
you or wants to kill you if you draw a bad cartoon of the prophet. There’s only
one faith that kills you or wants to kill you if you renounce the faith...
obviously, most Muslim people are not terrorists. But ask most Muslim people in
the world, if you insult the prophet, do you have what’s coming to you? It’s
more than just a fringe element.[28]
“I do agree that there are other groups that pose a
terroristic threat to this country [USA]... I would say that the threat from
radicalized Muslims is a unique and greater threat. It is the greatest
threat... It's been going on for a thousand years, this problem with Islam and
the West. We're dealing with a culture that is in its medieval era. It [Islam]
comes from a hate-filled holy book, the Quran, which is taken very literally by
its people. They are trying to get nuclear weapons. I don’t think Tim McVeigh
would ever have tried to get a nuclear weapon because I think right-wing nuts,
they think they love this country and they are not trying to destroy this
country, they want to get it away from the people they see as hijacking it.
That’s different than Muslim extremists who want to destroy it. And also it is
a culture of suicide bombing, which is hard to deter from people who want to
kill themselves.[29]
“All this talk of people who burn the Koran and
nothing about the people who reacted in such a stupid way. We are always
blaming the victim and not holding them -- not most Muslims, but at least a
large part of Muslim culture that doesn't condemn their people... There is one
religion in the world that kills you when you disagree with them and they say
'look, we are a religion of peace and if you disagree we'll f**king cut your
head off, and nobody calls them on it -- there are very few people that will
call them on it. It's like if Dad is a violent drunk and beats his kids, you
don't blame the kid because he set Dad off. You blame Dad because he's a
violent drunk.[30]
“When South Park got threatened last week by
Islamists ... it served or should serve, as a reminder to all of us that our
culture isn't just different than one that makes death threats to cartoonists,
it's better. Because when I make a joke about the Pope, he doesn't send one of
the Swiss Guards in their striped pantaloons to stick a pike in my ass. When I
make a Jewish joke, Rabbis may kvetch about it, but they don't pull out a
scimitar and threaten an adult circumcision. ... it should in fairness be
noted, that in speaking of Muslims, we realize that of course the vast majority
are law abiding, loving people, who just want to be left alone to subjugate
their women in peace. ... but the western world needs to make it clear, some
things about our culture are not negotiable, and can't change, and one of them
is freedom of speech. Separation of church and state is another, not
negotiable. Women are allowed to work here and you can't beat them, not
negotiable. This is how we roll. And this is why our system is better.[31]”
For illustrative quotes on Islam from Barack Hussein Obama:
For the rest of Obama’s 40
theological quotes and scholarship, see the URL.
From the 1662 Book of
Common Prayer, the Collect for Good
Friday:
O MERCIFUL God, who hast made all
men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made, nor wouldest the death of a
sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; Have mercy upon all
Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Hereticks, and take from them all ignorance,
hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word; and so fetch them home, blessed
Lord, to thy flock, that they may be saved among the remnant of the true
Israelites, and be made one fold under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord, who
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
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