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Originally Posted by Strangelet
Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell made the bald face assertions on 9/12/2001 that the ACLU, fags, pagans, feminists, and abortionists are directly responsible for the act of God's retribution. Rev Jeremiah Wright's assertion is that white men are responsible. Neither of them have a legitimate place in the nation's dialog, but its interesting to me how pointing the finger at fags, pagans, and feminists does not imply a hatred towards america but pointing the finger at white men does. Why is this when all three men of God see the country the exact same way: wicked and deserving of God's Judgement?
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i'm not sure i agree with your point. the general communal sentiment towards robertson's and falwell's words was pretty angry and unaccepting of the blame. i don't see the outcry over this situation as being inherently louder or more divisive than what came out of the white preachers' portrayals of 9/11 and katrina as a delivery system of god's wrath.