[media-dakwah] Hate Speech: Not to be outdone by Robertson, Mohler claimed that Buddhism, Hinduism, and Marxism are "demonstration[s] of satanic power"

Wed, 03 May 2006 18:55:11 -0700


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Not to be outdone by Robertson, Mohler claimed that Buddhism, Hinduism, and
Marxism are "demonstration[s] of satanic power"



Summary: Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary and host of the daily Christian radio show The Albert Mohler
Program, defended Pat Robertson's recent claim that Muslims are "motivated
by demonic power," and expanded on Robertson's comments, saying: "Well, I
would have to say as a Christian that I believe any belief system, any
world view, whether it's Zen Buddhism or Hinduism or dialectical
materialism for that matter, Marxism, that keeps persons captive and keeps
them from coming to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, yes, is a demonstration
of satanic power."

On the March 17 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor,
<http://mediamatters.org/rd?http://www.albertmohler.com>R. Albert Mohler
Jr., president of the
<http://mediamatters.org/rd?http://www.sbts.edu>Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary and host of the daily Christian radio show
<http://mediamatters.org/rd?http://www.srnonline.com/talk/talk-mohler.shtml>The
Albert Mohler Program, defended 700 Club host
<http://mediamatters.org/issues_topics/search_results?qstring=pat+robertson>Pat
Robertson's recent <http://mediamatters.org/items/200603140008>claim that
Muslims are "motivated by demonic power," and expanded on Robertson's
comments, saying: "Well, I would have to say as a Christian that I believe
any belief system, any world view, whether it's Zen Buddhism or Hinduism or
dialectical materialism for that matter, Marxism, that keeps persons
captive and keeps them from coming to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, yes,
is a demonstration of satanic power."

From the March 17 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:
O'REILLY: "Unresolved Problem" segment tonight, winning hearts and minds in
the Muslim world. As I've stated, the USA cannot win the war on terror
without the help of moderate Muslims. We must convince them to reject the
terrorists and fascists.
Recently, preachers Pat Robertson and
<http://mediamatters.org/items/200603160009>Franklin Graham expounded on
Islam in this way:
ROBERTSON [video clip]: These people are crazed fanatics. And I want to say
it now. I believe it's motivated by demonic power. It is satanic. And it's
time we recognize what we're dealing with.
GRAHAM [video clip]: I've been working in Muslim countries now for, oh, 40
years or more. So I know about Islam. If people think Islam is such a
wonderful religion, just go to Saudi Arabia and make it your home. Just
live there. If you think Islam is such a wonderful religion, I mean, go and
live under the Taliban somewhere.

O'REILLY: Now Robertson and Graham were unavailable this evening. Both are
welcome on The Factor at any time. Joining us now from Louisville,
Kentucky, Dr. Albert Mohler, the president of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary. Here's my problem with this. When you say something
like that, [Arabic-language television news network] Aljazeera gets it,
puts it on in the Arab world, and says, "See? All Americans think we're all
terrible. They don't distinguish between the terrorists and the good
Muslims, and they're our enemies." And it just creates more jihadists.
Where am I going wrong?

MOHLER: Well, I say first of all that Franklin Graham and Pat Robertson in
this case spoke the truth as Christian believers and as Christian
truth-tellers, and that's their responsibility. And both of them are men of
compassion. And in this case, I've criticized Pat Robertson for some of the
things he's said. But on this one, Bill, I have to say I think he's just on
target.

O'REILLY: So you think Islam is a demonic religion?

MOHLER: Well, I would have to say as a Christian that I believe any belief
system, any world view, whether it's Zen Buddhism or Hinduism or
dialectical materialism for that matter, Marxism, that keeps persons
captive and keeps them from coming to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, yes,
is a demonstration of satanic power.

O'REILLY: So you're going to go to peace-loving Hindus and look at them and
say your religion is demonic, doctor? That's what you're going to do?

MOHLER: Well, you know, that's an historic Christian position. Just
understanding like the apostle Paul, that the spirit of this age is
blinding persons from understanding the Gospel.

O'REILLY: Can you point to me in Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John, one time
when Jesus looked at a Jew and said, "You're in a demonic religion"?

MOHLER: Well, he certainly never called Judaism -- he was himself a Jew --
a demonic religion. He did speak of persons, however, being under demonic
possession and speaking on behalf of the devil, rather than on behalf of
his father.

O'REILLY: I didn't hear him say the Romans were demonic. And they, of
course, were polytheists, you know, worshipping whatever god.

MOHLER: You're making a good point. You're making a good point. I don't
think either one of these men was saying that these people are demonic but,
rather, that the belief system is.

O'REILLY: But you can't do that and expect moderate Muslims who respect
their religion, all right, to help you, and you can't win the war on terror
unless moderate Muslims help us.
So carrying it to its extreme, the Reverend Robertson and Dr. Franklin --
Dr. Graham, I should say -- are putting the country in danger by these
kinds of statements that are going to be twisted and delivered to the Arab
world as the condemnation of Muslims. And don't think Billy Graham [father
of Franklin Graham] would ever say that anyway, do you?

MOHLER: Well, I know Dr. Graham, and I chaired one of his crusades. I do
know that both doctors Graham would believe that the Gospel of the Lord
Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation.

O'REILLY: Yeah, but can say that in different ways, doctor. With all due
respect, do you think Billy Graham would get out there and say, "Yeah, you
go live in Saudi Arabia?" I just don't think they would do it. See, I don't
mind -- I know what you're saying. I don't mind you spreading your belief
system, but I don't think you should be condemning the beliefs of others,
particularly in the war on terror.

MOHLER: Well, there's a point to be made there about how we should learn to
speak in a way that follows some kind of etiquette. But at the bottom line,
etiquette has to give way to truth. And in the case of the two statements
from which you pulled there -- from Dr. Graham and from Pat Robertson, they
were speaking a deeply Christian truth there that Christians have believed
for 2,000 years. And by the way, not with Muslims, because of course now we
have only 14 centuries of dealing with the challenge of Islam, but any
belief system that keeps persons from coming to Christ we would see as a
manifestation of a demonic power.
­K.D.

source:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200603200013

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