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December 03, 2007

This is Not What Jesus Would Do

Bill Keller, host of the Live Prayer TV program, is so irate about the outrage of Muslims in Khartoum at a British teacher there who allowed her student to name a teddy bear "Muhammed" (after himself) that he is tossing aside the central teachings of Christianity. He has named a stuffed pig "Muhammed" and posted a video message from the pig on YouTube. The pig calls Muhammed a “pedophile” and a “murderer,” admits he is a sinner for following Islam, converts to Christianity, and begs the viewer to join him in worshipping the real God instead of Allah. A faithful follower of Mr. Keller had this lovely reaction after viewing the video:

"Bill Keller's pink pig is a terrific tribute to Muhammad!" said WND reader Stephen Mayfield. "If only we could load B-52's with a week's take of Farmer John's swine intestines, and bombs-away them over Khartoum."

And supposedly it’s atheists who have done the most harm to the world.

People like Bill Keller really deserve a lengthy period of time in Hell to atone for the results of all that hatred and division they are inciting, because it is leading us to an explosive confrontation, in which all of us will lose. It is absolutely no different from the mindless hatred being stirred up by Islamic leaders over the teddy bear incident. Whatever happened to the Golden Rule? Whatever happened to "love your enemy"? Whatever happened to turning the other cheek? Whatever happened to giving your enemy the shirt off your back? Whatever happened to WWJD? I've been outraged at the reaction of Muslims to the teddy bear incident, too, but this tit for tat reaction from a prominent American Christian, who purports to spread a life-changing message of love, is highly unsettling and does not bode well for our future.

Keller, who earlier this year made the loving (ahem) Christian statement that a vote for Mormon Mitt Romney was "a vote for Satan," disguises his hate speech in a soft preacher voice and coats it with pleadings to turn your heart over to Jesus. American Christians might be ignorant enough to miss the pointed barbs in his little video, but the hateful message expressed through his selection of a stuffed, crucifix-wearing pig named “Muhammed” will not be overlooked by Muslims. I hope Christians won't overlook it either. It is an escalation of the hatred, which can only lead to a nightmarish conclusion, and it most certainly is not what Jesus would do.

Posted by Becky at December 3, 2007 01:34 PM