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To: bentway who wrote (44206)	5/3/2005 5:55:44 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 173976

Pat Robertson Calls Our Judiciary Worse Than Al Qaida Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) has called on GOP Senate leader Bill Frist (R-TN) to condemn remarks by evangelical Rev. Pat Robertson, in which he said judges are a bigger threat than terrorists, RAW STORY has learned. Advertisement Robertson was a guest on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday. Asked asked if judges were a more serious threat than terrorists, Robertson responded, “It depends on how you look at culture. If they look over the course of 100 years, I think the gradual erosion of the consensus that's held our country together is probably more serious than a few bearded terrorists who fly into buildings. And I think we have controlled Al Qaida. I think we'll get Osama bin Laden. We've won in Afghanistan. We won in Iraq. And we can contain that. But if there's an erosion at home, you know, Thomas Jefferson warned about a tyranny of oligarchy. If we surrender our democracy to the tyranny of oligarchy, we've made a terrible mistake.” * Earth to Pat. Jefferson also warned us against theocrats like you! In the letter, obtained by RAW STORY, Lautenberg says he was shocked at Robertson's remarks. “It was shocking to hear your cavalier dismissal of the atrocious 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by describing them as “a few bearded terrorists who fly planes into buildings,” wrote Lautenberg in his letter to Reverend Robertson. Lautenberg went on to write, “To suggest that members of the federal judiciary are somehow in the same class as “a few bearded terrorists” is an assault on the men and women on the federal bench who safeguard our rights under the Constitution everyday.” In a separate letter to Sen. Majority Leader Frist, Lautenberg asks Frist to condemn Robertson's comments. “I hope you will join me in condemning such harmful and heated language and call on Reverend Robertson to publicly apologize to every family who has lost a loved one to terrorism. Your silence on this matter would send a resounding signal to the entire country that the radical right controls the leadership of the Republican Party,” Lautenberg wrote in his letter to Majority Leader Frist. The letter to Robertson, and the following letter to Frist, are included below. RAW STORY has also posted the letters in text form. ### Reverend Pat Robertson Founder and Chairman The Christian Broadcasting Network 977 Centerville Turnpike Virginia Beach, VA 23463 Dear Reverend Robertson, It was shocking to hear your cavalier dismissal of the atrocious 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by describing them as “a few bearded terrorists who fly planes into buildings.” It is hard to believe that an American could so coldly describe the murder of more than 3,000 human beings, the demolition of facilities thought of as indestructible and the crushing psychological damage to our national confidence. We now live under constant threat of another terrorist attack, visible at airports and major public facilities. And the cost to guard against “a few bearded terrorists” is billions of dollars each year. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to fight “a few bearded terrorists” have taken the lives of over 1,500 American soldiers and seriously wounded thousands more. I urge you to publicly apologize to every family that has lost a loved one on 9/11 and on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan fighting the global war against terrorism. To suggest that members of the federal judiciary are somehow in the same class as “a few bearded terrorists” is an assault on the men and women on the federal bench who safeguard our rights under the Constitution everyday. Not until I heard what you had said would I have ever believed a man of such deep faith could single out our courts, and not terrorists, as America’s Public Enemy Number One. Every family who has lost loved ones at the hands of terrorists deserves nothing less that a full and forthright apology from you. Sincerely, FRANK R. LAUTENBERG

To: bentway who wrote (44206)	5/3/2005 6:09:30 PM
From: Wayners	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Christians aren't right wing fascists. This author is deliberately trying to establish this type of sterotype and so are plenty of other enemies of the United States. (80% of people in US identify themselves as Christians). Overall, way too simplistic article that leaves out the true roots of the Nazi Ideology. Hitler was no Churchgoer for starters. While born Catholic, he never went to church past childhood and when he was leader of Germany, he persecuted Protestant ministers, executing many, imprisoning many, and replacing himself for worship in all remaining churches. In addition this statement, " belief in your country’s exceptionality takes you way out beyond the warm self-appreciation of patriotism; in naming your heritage “exceptional,” you cut your ties to the family of nations and set yourself above the rules." isn't accurate. In Germany, they were uniting the "Aryan German people" from any country, not just Germany. Additionally this statement is saying that a "family of nations" is preferred to nationalism. The impediments to One World Totalitarian Government include Religious differences, and Nationalism among a few others. Notice this article directly says that "churchgoers" are somehow a problem, yet doesn't think that any other religions, are a problem? 80% if the country identifies themselves as being Christians. Thats a vast majority. How is that different than Hitler pointing out Jews? The author here seems to be saying the U.S. needs to "join the family of nations". I take that to mean this author is in favor of a single World Govt ruling over all nations and the nations obeying unquestionably. If I were a betting man, I'd bet this author is into the New Age movement in some shape or form.