Bigot starts ground zero church: Where's the outrage?

[meegbear]

A bigoted pastor who has assailed gays and Muslims is launching the "9-11 Christian Center at Ground Zero" a mere two blocks from the World Trade Center site this Sunday, but so far the project hasn't drawn a peep of protest from those who are outraged by the "ground zero mosque."

Pastor Bill Keller of Florida said today he will begin preaching Sunday at the Marriott at 85 West Street (see proximity to ground zero here). A weekly service is planned at the hotel until the $8 million 9/11 Christian Center finds a permanent space. (Fundraising is going well, Keller told Salon today.)

To get a sense of where Keller is coming from, consider his project's website, which calls Islam a religion of "hate and death" whose adherents will go to hell. It also says: "Islam is a wonderful religion... for PEDOPHILES!"

Keller is the same pastor who hosted a birther infomercial that encouraged viewers to send him and a partner donations to advance the birther cause. His Internet ministry explicitly calls President Obama the new Hitler. He calls homosexuality a perversion. And in 2008, he targeted presidential contender Mitt Romney for being Mormon with a campaign called "voting for Satan."

In short, if critics of the Park51 Islamic community center, which is explicitly welcoming of all faiths, truly believe that there is a "zone of solemnity" around ground zero (as Gov. Pat Quinn put it), they should be horrified at Keller's 9/11 Christian Center.

Ditto for those who believe that religious leaders should not build "deliberately provocative" projects around ground zero, as another mosque opponent put it.

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http://www.salon.com/news/ground_zero_mosque/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2010/08/30/bigot_establishes_ground_zero_church

[annabanana]

1. k&r . . .n/t

[KamaAina]

2. Pedophiles? Islam?

Why is everybody confusing Islam with Catholicism today?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9044388&mesg_id=9044388

[Posteritatis]

4. A lot of people cite Mohammed's wives as proof that Muslims are pedophiles

It's the same sort of thing that leads to Christians all being executed at age 33 oh wait.

[rfranklin]

6. I did not know that Catholic priests were Muslim!

The things you learn!

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Because those that are making political hay from the Islamic Community Center

all agree with the asshole.

Maybe there should be some comments sent to the ownership of the Marriot chain abut their choice of allowing this weekly service on
their property. Sure makes me want to avoid going to a Marriot anywhere.

[Ikonoklast]

I found that rather odd.

Marriot is owned by Mormons.

I wonder if money is more important to them than...what the fuck am I saying, money is the only thing important to those people.

[Angry Dragon]

15. And magic underwear

have to have the magic underwear

[secondwind]

5. this pastor sounds like a scammer, a real sham .. he's capitalizing on the controversy

for his own benefit, asking for donations. I hope the feds will keep tabs on his ass.

[louis-t]

7. Note to self: Remember to check tax-free status

of bigoted, asshole pastor.

[uppityperson]

8. k&r for "it isn't about the principle of the thing" at all.

[robinlynne]

9. Is this from the Onion? or are we talking real life?

[Fuzz]

10. Guess it's not a religion of peace?

[jberryhill]

11. Our Lady of Perpetual Donations. /nt

[jdlh8894]

12. Just glad that someone used bigot instead of racist.n/t

[closeupready]

13. Mark Bingham was gay, and remember, he was on Flight 93, and helped storm the cockpit.

Along with Todd "Let's Roll" Beamer.

A fact conveniently forgotten by too many.

[stray cat]

14. How can any progressive complain - they would be hypocrites and bigots?

[Dragonbreathp9d]

16. "The Ft. Hood Shooter is a Muslim and on Pres. Obama's Homeland Security Panel"

holy fucking shit this should be hacked