Comments on: Christian Right Claims AOL IM Slogan Blasphemous

By: PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts

PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:39:39 +0000

Muslim Cartoon Brouhaha Escalates...

Via the BBC: French editor fired over cartoons
The editor of a French newspaper that printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad has been sacked.
Jacques Lefranc was dismissed by the owner of France Soir, as his paper became embroiled in a developing r...

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:04:58 +0000

djneylon,

It's only a double standard if it's the same person holding both positions.

By: djneylon

djneylon — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:16:19 +0000

Funny, how when Nike (I think it was them) accidently did a running shoe logo thingy that looked vaguely like Arabic for an Islamic name for God, they chose to dump the product, and pull all of them from the market...and no one suggested Islamacists were being extremist. Some Christians suggest that AOL is being slightly blasphemous and they are wacko extremists. Can you say double standard?

By: floyd

floyd — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:14:45 +0000

well said dave

By: floyd

floyd — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:11:38 +0000

g.a. phillips; to paraphrase yoda; " there is no try, there is only be or not. don't try ,be"; from a fellow christian.

By: Dave E

Dave E — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:03:24 +0000

And yet, for all AOL's 'blasphemy', no one is threatening to blow them up. And no one has cut off Kanye's head for dressing up like Jesus.

Given the choice between Christian lunatics and Muslim lunatics, I pick Christian.

By: floyd

floyd — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:00:16 +0000

if it is true that it is "stupid" for christians to be offended when no offense is intended by such insensitivity; then why are so many people being sentenced to "sensitivity training" when they offend other groups who are too "stupid" not to take offense when none was intended? no offense[lol]

By: McGehee

McGehee — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:40:06 +0000

These people are not thinking.

I am in complete agreement.

By: The MaryHunter

The MaryHunter — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:17:26 +0000

I am not sure what these people are thinking.

These people are not thinking.

Ludicrous.

By: Grouchy Old Yorkie Lady

Grouchy Old Yorkie Lady — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:15:35 +0000

This particular Christian thinks this is a lot of hysteria over nothing. We have many bigger and more important issues on which to focus our energies and attention, and I wish people like Millar would do exactly that instead of flapping their gums.

Grrr...

By: IMAO

IMAO — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:38:18 +0000

Outraged by AOL? We AM!!...

World Net Daily is reporting that AOLs new phrase I AM Instant Messaging seems to offend Christian sensibilities. (hat tip:......

By: G A PHILLIPS

G A PHILLIPS — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:08:45 +0000

As someone who is trying to be a Christian, something that I have learned is that you can only try to be one till that day as the son of God judges you so. So please do not cast us all under the same banner. You would not believe what it takes to be a true worshipper of God and to retain the forgiveness of his son's sacrifice(at least for me). Please read the bible with the holy spirit as your guide, it might give you a clue to the fact that we all live and speak blasphemy every God blessed day. From what I what have learned it is the duty of the Christian to spread God's holy word, not to sit in jugement with it,it says we are to make known violations of his word, and then to forgive those who have done this, and ask them to turn from their path, each time. take it for what you will, and twist it the way you want.

By: Johno

Johno — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:48:35 +0000

I wonder what they'll do about my friend Dan. When he got his wife pregnant for the first time, he renamed his wang "The Supreme Creator."

By: LJD

LJD — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:46:58 +0000

Breaking news:
AOL has issued a response to the accusation that they are 'blasphemous':
'I know you are, but what am I?'

By: jim

jim — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:41:56 +0000

Does this mean that PopeyeI am who I am is in trouble too? I googled this and found out that apparently he is.