I hopped in the truck yesterday and began listening to a guest on CNN in the middle of his interview. He was opining upon the reason(s) that the shootings in San Bernadino may have happened. One that he kept coming back to was the holiday party being held by the county department for which the male shooter worked might have been offensive to him, being a Muslim and it being Christmas. Why is it that liberals keep saying Christianity is offensive to Muslims and needs to be toned down? Why isn't Buddhism or Paganism equally as offensive? Why don't they talk about Islam being offensive to anyone?
For the sake of argument, lets assume the shooter was offended by having to attend a holiday party, that can't be called a Christmas party since it might offend someone. Let's ignore the fact that the county had done everything to accommodate this man's religious practices, allowing him to leave work 5 times a day to pray and giving him religious holidays off. Let's assume that he really was offended by the party. Why is he returning to the party, dressed in body armor and carrying automatic weapons an 'acceptable response' to the offense?
Most liberals aren't saying that the shooting was an acceptable response, at least not in a direct manner. But isn't it odd that every time Muslims commit an act of terror, liberals in this country begin looking for a way to blame us or the other victims? Secretary of State John Kerry made the statement that while the recent attacks in Paris didn't make any sense, the killings at the Charlie Hebdo offices could be 'understood.' You see, those terrible people at the magazine had blasphemed the prophet by publishing a drawing of him. Yep, that's a legitimate reason to kill someone.
But when a white, Christian man goes into a Planned Parenthood building and shoots people, the liberals don't have the same reaction. Instead of looking at PP to see what offensive act they committed that ticked a guy off so badly that he picked up a gun, they look at Christianity and call all practitioners of the religion, intolerant and bigoted. They ignore, for the most part, the statements the killer made about "no more body parts," referring of course to the practice of PP in which they've sold baby parts to research institutions.
Liberals want to be seen as tolerant and understanding, when generally they are about as far away from achieving that goal as anybody on Earth. The only time they are tolerant is when they are afraid of someone or some group. They know that radical Muslims will pick up weapons and retaliate for perceived offensives. Liberals also know that most Christians will not react with violence, so they are less tolerant of our views or complaints. Maybe if we adopted the Islamic approach, shooting someone when a crucifix is dipped in urine, we might get a little more 'respect.' I'm just sayin'... (For you public school graduates, I am NOT advocating violence)