Jackson criticizes pope, gay marriage (running for Lt.Gov. in Virginia) - edited from church website

[underpants]

E.W. Jackson, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, on Sunday lashed out against gay marriage, criticized the pope, and told his audience that those who do not follow Jesus Christ "engage in some sort of a false religion.

"If you don't know him, if you don't follow him, if you don't come to him, you engage in some sort of false religion," Jackson said. "That's controversial, but it's the truth. There is only one God, there is the God named Jesus Christ."


Jackson's remarks about a "false religion" — totaling about 2 minutes — were missing from an audio recording of the speech posted on the church's website. They were provided to the media by a Democratic tracker Monday.

Jay Ahlemann, the church's pastor, said he had no knowledge of the audio being edited.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/jackson-criticizes-pope-gay-marriage/article_012136a0-d980-5612-b4b7-dfecb2fe4ace.html

[TheDeputy]

1. Way to piss off 20-40% of the people.

What a dope.

[Laelth]

2. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth

[shenmue]

3. I feel sorry for Virginia

I hope they don't accept this joik.

[Vogon_Glory]

4. Ah, Catholic-Bashing. I Thought He Might

I suspected that EW Jackson might run true to form and indulge in some Catholic-bashing. That sort of Baptist often does and the display of that sort of religious prejudice still tends to be ignored by the lazy-a@@ mainstream corporate news media--unless, of course some liberal does it.

I hope the Virginia Democrats make hay with EW Jackson's remarks instead of giving it a free pass of oh-too-polite silence.