Religious right leader ties U.S. ‘secularism’ to Islamic State

[KamaAina]

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/religious-right-leader-ties-us-secularism-islamic-state

For much of the post-9/11 era, there’s been a strain of thought on the right that holds American liberalism responsible for Middle Eastern terrorism. This was generally applied to al Qaeda, but yesterday, Tony Perkins, head of a powerful religious right group called the Family Research Council, used the same reasoning when talking about Islamic State.

The Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins said today that the separation of church and state in the United States has contributed to the rise of Islamic extremist groups like ISIS, arguing in his radio commentary that ISIS has “filled the void left by secularism.”...

“Radical secularism that has driven the defining characteristics of our Western culture, our Judeo-Christian heritage, from our schools, our entertainment and even our government has left in its place a void, a vacuum,” Perkins argued. “And we should know from experience that a vacuum will be filled by something. Without a creedal vision that a society can unify around, the people, the nation, will perish. Unless we are content to allow ISIS or some other radical belief system to fill the void left by secularism, we must rediscover America’s founding, Christ-centered vision.”

It’s certainly a curious perspective. As Perkins sees it, to counter violent religious extremists, the United States should do more to merge religion and government – which, ironically, is similar to the approach embraced by our enemy.

Derp.

[Initech]

1. Tony Perkins is no leader. He's a snake oil salesman if there ever was one.

[hifiguy]

2. He may have just struck the world's purest vein

of moronium with that statement.

[MineralMan]

3. Tony Perkins is a Dominionist Moron.

That said, he's also a boxhead moron, as well.

Finally, the Family Research Council is most emphatically not "a powerful Christian organization." It is a collection of moronic Dominionists with virtually no power whatsoever.

[Scootaloo]

4. I always figured "liberty and justice for all" was a pretty good creed

Much better than anything out of any Abrahamic religion's handbook.

[hifiguy]

5. rAmen to that!

[QC]

6. I don't think Perkins fears ISIS so much as he envies them.

The main difference between Perkins and Baghdadi (sp?) is a matter of personal grooming.

[CJCRANE]

7. Look in the mirror Tony. nt