Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Fanning the Flames of Holy War

What is it with the friggin' press?

What is it with the Holy Rollers?

Why is it absolutely necessary to incite a Muslim / Christian holy war here on U.S. soil? Is it absolutely necessary to keep throwing the bigot brigade red meat every single day?

Christians and Muslims Brawl:

January 18, 2005 -- An emotional holy war broke out yesterday on the streets of Jersey City, where Muslims and Christians clashed and lobbed insults at the funeral for a devout family of Egyptian immigrants who may have been slain for their religious beliefs...

...Investigators said each victim was bound, gagged and stabbed in the neck, and the early focus was on anti-Muslim remarks Armanious made in a popular religious chat room after a relative said Armanious was threatened online for expressing his Christian beliefs...

But then, later in the story...

Officials said the religious persecution theory is still under investigation, but said some evidence points to robbery as a motive.

As a Jersey Boy, here's what really twists my manly thong:

Jersey City Councilman Steve Lipski recalled her [Amal Garas'] unselfish work to help the destitute during Thanksgiving during a program sponsored by the church.

"She was there with her big, bright beautiful smile trying to help people," said Lipski, one of several elected officials including current Mayor Jerramiah Healy and former mayor Bret Schundler.

Ah, what's so important about this, you might ask?

Bret Schundler is an ultraconservative, far-right-whing, fundamentalist Christiam former GOP gubenatorial candidate in New Jersey, who ran against Jim McGreevey in 2001. Schundler has already made his intentions clear to run again in 2005.

You figure it out from there.