First, as reported by Bil Browning at Bilerico, this choice piece of work from NOM's "rally" in Indianapolis:
Read Browning's post -- they even got an interview with this asshole.
And somehow that seems a good match with this story at TPM:
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, currently running third in the state's Republican gubernatorial primary race, says he's not sure if Constitutional guarantees of freedom of religion apply to the followers of the world's second-largest faith, Islam.
At a recent event in Hamilton County, Ramsey was asked by a man in the audience about the "threat that's invading our country from the Muslims." Ramsey proclaimed his support for the Constitution and the whole "Congress shall make no law" thing when it comes to religion. But he also said that Islam, arguably, is less a faith than it is a "cult."
"Now, you could even argue whether being a Muslim is actually a religion, or is it a nationality, way of life, cult whatever you want to call it," Ramsey said. "Now certainly we do protect our religions, but at the same time this is something we are going to have to face."
Maybe Ramsey has to face the fact that he's ignorant and bigoted. He tried to backpedal, of course, but only ended up sounding like Sarah Palin -- not a plus.
Honestly, I read stuff like this and I just want to throw up my hands -- why aren't these people using the brains God gave them? Maybe it's just because they've been told all their lives what to believe, and if they don't believe it, awful things will happen. The problem is, they're the awful things.
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