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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOh no she didn't!!! Palin says "waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists"
http://us.cnn.com/2014/05/01/opinion/perry-palin-baptism-waterboarding/?iref=obnetwork(CNN) -- Last Saturday, Sarah Palin stood before the huge crowd at the 2014 National Rifle Association annual meeting and condemned liberals for coddling terrorists. She loaded her speech with religious metaphors, claiming that true leaders would put "the fear of God in our enemies." She said, "They obviously have information on plots to carry out jihad. Oh, but you can't offend them, can't make them feel uncomfortable, not even a smidgen. Well, if I were in charge, they would know that waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists."
Palin's invocation of forced baptism shocked both conservatives and liberals, inspiring few defenders. Christian commentators, in particular, focused on her link between torture and baptism.
On Wednesday, the National Religious Campaign against Torture released a powerful condemnation of the speech. To Palin, the organization's executive director wrote, "Your statements play into a false narrative conveying that somehow, the conflict between the United States and the terrorist cells is a conflict between Christianity and Islam, or Islam and 'the West.' "
The group's letter to the NRA, signed by 17 faith leaders from many different religions and denominations, reads, "For Christians, baptism is a profoundly holy act. It is in stark contrast to the abhorrent act of waterboarding. Equating baptism to an act of torture like waterboarding is sacrilegious -- and particularly surprising coming from a person who prides herself on her Christian faith."
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Oh no she didn't!!! Palin says "waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists" (Original Post)
stevenleser
May 2014
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sakabatou
(42,148 posts)1. I think she's said that before
Still sickens me though.
wercal
(1,370 posts)2. Its the same story from before.
randys1
(16,286 posts)3. Not new but yes, this is how white, rightwing racist garbage think...
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)4. We've already discussed how inherently stupid she is...
But thanks for reminding us.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)5. Eeeew
She's not too bright.
treestar
(82,383 posts)6. So they will be Christians when they die?
The terrorists will go to Heaven!!!!
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)7. If you think about it, she's right....
....she just has zero comprehension of how right she is.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)8. How lovely she conflates religion with torture