Mike Allen, Politico [1], reports on Howard Dean’s latest gaff:
In another statement likely to stir debate among the evangelical Christians his party is urgently trying to court, Dean also asserted “there are no bars to heaven for anybody,” according to the report by JTA, a 90-year-old non-profit organization which calls itself “the global news service of the Jewish people.”
Allah Pundit, Hot Air [2]:
Beyond the sheer freakishness of his suggestion that the Party has a formal position on who qualifies for eternal salvation (anyone who’s donated to MoveOn?), Dean seems to imply that Republicans as a general rule do think Jews are barred from entering heaven — even though, ironically, the most notorious statement on that subject by a prominent conservative of late specified that Jews can indeed be saved [3] by following their own laws. It’s we Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist/godless heathens who have strayed from the Book who seem to be SOL. Ah well.
Allah grabs the point that eluded Allen, Dean wasn’t insulting just evangelical Christians. He is insulting any person of faith.
Sister Toldjah [4]:
Here, Dean demonstrates the ignorance that totally consumes the Democratic party on matters of faith.
Is Dean seriously trying to persuade Christians to vote democratic by arguing that their religion is worthless? By the Gospel according to Dean, there is no sin, no need for belief and no need to ask for forgiveness. In short, Dean sees no need for religion at all.
Dean is not a Christian. Rather, he is a secularist. His foolish attempts to preach his gospel for political ends only expose his ignorance.
Then Dean is not unique as a democrat. Think, Joe Biden opined that demcrats lacked faith in the public. Then Michelle Obama said black voters didn’t support her husband, because they were though themselves stupid. Now Dean insults all people of faith. Dean calls this inclusion. I call it stupidity. What say you?
More, Memeorandum [5].
Addendum: (David L) As I said in the comments, the question goes beyond Howard Dean to the ‘rats themselves. Thanks to A.J. Strata, Strata-Sphere [6], we have strong evidence that liberals simply do not like people of religion. Barak Obama on Meet the Press:
[B]ut understand, Tim, part of what I hope to offer as president is the ability to reach to people that I don’t agree with, and the evangelical community is one where the Democratic Party, I think, we have generally seen as hostile, we haven’t been reaching out to them, and I think that if we’re going to make significant progress on critical issues that we face, whether it’s education, or health care, or energy, or our foreign policy in this country, we’ve got to be able to get beyond our comfort zones and just talk to people we don’t like (pause) or just talk to people we like, or people that we agree with on every single issue.
Remember how Ann Coulter got skewered for saying she believed she wouldn’t see her Jewish friends in Heaven?. The leftards called Coulter a bigot. Obama admits he does not like people of religion.