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During his address at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, President Obama pointed to the history of the Crusades and American slavery as obvious examples of those who "committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ." These self-evident truths elicited a furious—and sometimes comical—response from the usual suspects on the right. Southern Baptist leader Russell Moore, whose own church was created in 1845 precisely to perpetuate slavery, branded Obama's remarks "an unfortunate attempt at a wrongheaded moral comparison." Louisiana Governor and Muslim "no-go zones" fabulist Bobby Jindal gave this sarcastic response to the president:Clik here to view.
"We will be happy to keep an eye out for runaway Christians, but it would be nice if he would face the reality of the situation today. The Medieval Christian threat is under control, Mr. President. Please deal with the Radical Islamic threat today."The American people should take Jindal up on his offer. After all, the FBI under the last three presidents has been warning about the domestic terror threat posed by anti-abortion extremists. As recent history shows, the Medieval Christian threat posed by the next Eric Rudolph or Scott Roeder is still very much with us.
Consider, for example, the Bureau's report issued during the Bush administration, "Terrorism: 2002 to 2005":
The terrorism preventions for 2002 through 2005 present a more diverse threat picture. Eight of the 14 recorded terrorism preventions stemmed from right-wing extremism, and included disruptions to plotting by individuals involved with the militia, white supremacist, constitutionalist and tax protestor, and anti-abortion movements.Head below the fold to read more on this story.
