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Sean Hannity

2007-03-31T04:08:28Z

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Sean (Patrick) Hannity (born December 30, 1961) is a conservative talk show host. The youngest of four children, Hannity was born in New York City to Irish immigrants. He dropped out of college to embark on radio career, and in 1988 was at a small-town station of WVNN in Huntsville, Alabama. He later broke into a Top 10 market in Atlanta at 640 AM WGST. His national recognition came as an occasional substitute host of the #1 radio show of all-time - The Rush Limbaugh Show. Allegedly on his first guest show, he dropped the golden EIB microphone because of a case of high nerves. This nationwide attention paved his way to national syndication.

==Television==
Sean Hannity was asked to join the newly formed Faux News Channel (FNC) in September 1996<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,1242,00.html</ref>.
He accepted the offer and became co-host with Alan Colmes of ''Conservative Douchebag and Weak Liberal,'' a prime time one-hour circus focusing on the controversial and sometimes bullshit issues and newsmakers of the day. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,1242,00.html</ref> Today ''Hannity and Colmes'' ranks among the worst cable TV news show (just behind ''Larry King Live'' and the ''O'Reilly Factor''). Critics know that the conservative Hannity is given more time to talk than the liberal Colmes.

==Controversy==

Hannity angered traditional Catholics with his antagonistic treatment of Father Thomas Euteneuer on March 9th, during which Hannity criticized Fr. Euteneuer for unrelated and irrelevant sex scandals in the Catholic Church.<ref>http://thebadguy.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/video-of-the-hannity-euteneuer-squabble</ref> After heated remarks by Hannity during the interview, he finally asked the priest, "Wait, would you deny me Communion?" To which Fr. Euteneuer responded, "I would."<ref>http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/abbott/070320</ref>

==Books==

Hannity's books appeal heavily to patriotic themes. His first book, in 2002, was entitled ''"Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism"''. The Book remained on the New York Times best selling list for 17 weeks.<ref>http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/24930/Sean_Hannity/index.aspx</ref>
In 2004 he wrote ''Deliver Us from Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism''. In this book he "reveals how the disgraceful history of appeasement has reached forward from the days of Neville Chamberlain and Jimmy Carter to corrupt the unrepentant leftists of the modern Democratic Party from Howard Dean and John Kerry to Bill and Hillary Clinton. <ref>http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060514556/Let_Freedom_Ring/index.aspx</ref>

== References ==

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Jerry Falwell

2007-03-31T04:06:37Z

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'''Jerry Falwell''' is a politically active [[United States|American]] evangelical.

Falwell is well known outside of Evangelical circles for his claim, made on "The 700 Club" on September 13th of 2001 that it was not just [[al Qaeda]] that was to blame for the terrorist attacks of [[9/11]]. He said, ""I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say 'you helped this happen.'" In the uproar that followed Falwall retracted his statement. <ref>CNN article on the statement[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/14/Falwell.apology/]</ref>

www.falwellsucks.com

Pat Robertson

2007-03-31T04:05:33Z

Dude49: /* Controversial Quotes */

'''Pat Robertson''' is an American evangelist, spiritual leader and political leader, also owner and presenter of the TV show ''The 700 Club''. He is known for many highly controversial statements, frequently made on this program.

==Controversial Quotes==

"You say you're supposed to be nice to the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians and the Methodists and this, that, and the other thing. Nonsense. I don't have to be nice to the spirit of the Antichrist. I can love the people who hold false opinions but I can be an asshole to them."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, January 14, 1991''

"The feminist agenda is about equal rights for women. That's it."
-- ''Pat Robertson, fund-raising letter, 1992''

"God's pattern is for men and women to be the leaders, both in the church and in the family."
-- ''Pat Robertson, reciting a passage from I Timothy in his book, Bring It On.

"I know this is painful for the ladies to hear, but if you get married, you have accepted the headship of a man, your husband. Christ is the head of the household and the husband is the head of the wife, and that's the way it is, period."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, January 8, 1992''

"Many of those people involved with Adolph Hitler were Christians, many of them were authoritarians -- the two things seem to go together."
-- Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, January 21, 1993.

"I think we ought to close Planned Parenthood down. Do you want your children to get abortions? The Druids used to dress up like this when they were doing human sacrifice... [Your children] are acting out Satanic rituals and participating in it, and don't even realize it."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, October 29, 1982''

"I think 'one man, one vote,' just unrestricted democracy, would not be wise. There needs to be some kind of protection for the minority which the white people represent now, a minority, and they need and have a right to demand a protection of their rights."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, March 18, 1992''

"Just like what Nazi Germany did to the Jews, so conservative America is now doing to the homosexuals. It's no different. It is the same thing. It is happening all over again. It is the Republican Congress, the right-wing-based media and the religious right who want to destroy the country. Wholesale abuse and discrimination and the worst bigotry directed toward any group in America today. More terrible than anything suffered by any minority in history."
-- ''Pat Robertson, interview with Molly Ivins, 1993.''

"I am bound by the laws of the United States and all 50 states...I am bound by any case or any court to which I myself am not a party... The Congress of the United States IS subservient to the courts...They cannot ignore a Supreme Court ruling." -- ''Pat Robertson, Washington Post, June 27,1986)''

"How can there be peace when drunkards, drug dealers, communists, atheists, New Age worshipers of Satan, secular humanists, oppressive dictators, greedy money changers, revolutionary assassins, adulterers, and homosexuals are on top?" -- ''Pat Robertson, The New World Order, p.227''

[[Category:Biographies]]

Pat Robertson

2007-03-31T04:04:52Z

Dude49: /* Controversial Quotes */

'''Pat Robertson''' is an American evangelist, spiritual leader and political leader, also owner and presenter of the TV show ''The 700 Club''. He is known for many highly controversial statements, frequently made on this program.

==Controversial Quotes==

"You say you're supposed to be nice to the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians and the Methodists and this, that, and the other thing. Nonsense. I don't have to be nice to the spirit of the Antichrist. I can love the people who hold false opinions but I can be an asshole to them."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, January 14, 1991''

"The feminist agenda is about equal rights for women. That's it."
-- ''Pat Robertson, fund-raising letter, 1992''

"God's pattern is for men and women to be the leaders, both in the church and in the family."
-- ''Pat Robertson, reciting a passage from I Timothy in his book, Bring It On.

"I know this is painful for the ladies to hear, but if you get married, you have accepted the headship of a man, your husband. Christ is the head of the household and the husband is the head of the wife, and that's the way it is, period."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, January 8, 1992''

"Many of those people involved with Adolph Hitler were Satanists, many of them were homosexuals -- the two things seem to go together."
-- Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, January 21, 1993.

"I think we ought to close Planned Parenthood down. Do you want your children to get abortions? The Druids used to dress up like this when they were doing human sacrifice... [Your children] are acting out Satanic rituals and participating in it, and don't even realize it."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, October 29, 1982''

"I think 'one man, one vote,' just unrestricted democracy, would not be wise. There needs to be some kind of protection for the minority which the white people represent now, a minority, and they need and have a right to demand a protection of their rights."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, March 18, 1992''

"Just like what Nazi Germany did to the Jews, so conservative America is now doing to the homosexuals. It's no different. It is the same thing. It is happening all over again. It is the Republican Congress, the right-wing-based media and the religious right who want to destroy the country. Wholesale abuse and discrimination and the worst bigotry directed toward any group in America today. More terrible than anything suffered by any minority in history."
-- ''Pat Robertson, interview with Molly Ivins, 1993.''

"I am bound by the laws of the United States and all 50 states...I am bound by any case or any court to which I myself am not a party... The Congress of the United States IS subservient to the courts...They cannot ignore a Supreme Court ruling." -- ''Pat Robertson, Washington Post, June 27,1986)''

"How can there be peace when drunkards, drug dealers, communists, atheists, New Age worshipers of Satan, secular humanists, oppressive dictators, greedy money changers, revolutionary assassins, adulterers, and homosexuals are on top?" -- ''Pat Robertson, The New World Order, p.227''

[[Category:Biographies]]

Pat Robertson

2007-03-31T04:03:07Z

Dude49: /* Controversial Quotes */

'''Pat Robertson''' is an American evangelist, spiritual leader and political leader, also owner and presenter of the TV show ''The 700 Club''. He is known for many highly controversial statements, frequently made on this program.

==Controversial Quotes==

"You say you're supposed to be nice to the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians and the Methodists and this, that, and the other thing. Nonsense. I don't have to be nice to the spirit of the Antichrist. I can love the people who hold false opinions but I can be an asshole to them."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, January 14, 1991''

"The feminist agenda is about equal rights for women. That's it."
-- ''Pat Robertson, fund-raising letter, 1992''

"God's pattern is for men and women to be the leaders, both in the church and in the family."
-- ''Pat Robertson, reciting a passage from I Timothy in his book, Bring It On.

"I know this is painful for the ladies to hear, but if you get married, you have accepted the headship of a man, your husband. Christ is the head of the household and the husband is the head of the wife, and that's the way it is, period."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, January 8, 1992''

"Many of those people involved with Adolph Hitler were Satanists, many of them were homosexuals -- the two things seem to go together."
-- Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, January 21, 1993.

"I think we ought to close Planned Parenthood down. Do you want your children to get abortions? The Druids used to dress up like this when they were doing human sacrifice... [Your children] are acting out Satanic rituals and participating in it, and don't even realize it."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, October 29, 1982''

"I think 'one man, one vote,' just unrestricted democracy, would not be wise. There needs to be some kind of protection for the minority which the white people represent now, a minority, and they need and have a right to demand a protection of their rights."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, March 18, 1992''

"Just like what Nazi Germany did to the Jews, so liberal America is now doing to the evangelical Christians. It's no different. It is the same thing. It is happening all over again. It is the Democratic Congress, the liberal-based media and the homosexuals who want to destroy the Christians. Wholesale abuse and discrimination and the worst bigotry directed toward any group in America today. More terrible than anything suffered by any minority in history."
-- ''Pat Robertson, interview with Molly Ivins, 1993.''

"I am bound by the laws of the United States and all 50 states...I am not bound by any case or any court to which I myself am not a party...I don't think the Congress of the United States is subservient to the courts...They cannot ignore a Supreme Court ruling." -- ''Pat Robertson, Washington Post, June 27,1986)''

"How can there be peace when drunkards, drug dealers, communists, atheists, New Age worshipers of Satan, secular humanists, oppressive dictators, greedy money changers, revolutionary assassins, adulterers, and homosexuals are on top?" -- ''Pat Robertson, The New World Order, p.227''

[[Category:Biographies]]

Pat Robertson

2007-03-31T04:02:11Z

Dude49: /* Controversial Quotes */

'''Pat Robertson''' is an American evangelist, spiritual leader and political leader, also owner and presenter of the TV show ''The 700 Club''. He is known for many highly controversial statements, frequently made on this program.

==Controversial Quotes==

"You say you're supposed to be nice to the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians and the Methodists and this, that, and the other thing. Nonsense. I don't have to be nice to the spirit of the Antichrist. I can love the people who hold false opinions but I can be an asshole to them."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, January 14, 1991''

"The feminist agenda is about equal rights for women. That's it."
-- ''Pat Robertson, fund-raising letter, 1992''

"God's pattern is for men and women to be the leaders, both in the church and in the family."
-- ''Pat Robertson, reciting a passage from I Timothy in his book, Bring It On.

"I know this is painful for the ladies to hear, but if you get married, you have accepted the headship of a man, your husband. Christ is the head of the household and the husband is the head of the wife, and that's the way it is, period."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, January 8, 1992''

"Many of those people involved with Adolph Hitler were Satanists, many of them were homosexuals -- the two things seem to go together."
-- Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, January 21, 1993.

"I think we ought to close Planned Parenthood down. Do you want your children to get abortions? The Druids used to dress up like this when they were doing human sacrifice... [Your children] are acting out Satanic rituals and participating in it, and don't even realize it."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, October 29, 1982''

"I think 'one man, one vote,' just unrestricted democracy, would not be wise. There needs to be some kind of protection for the minority which the white people represent now, a minority, and they need and have a right to demand a protection of their rights."
-- ''Pat Robertson, The 700 Club television program, March 18, 1992''

"Just like what Nazi Germany did to the Jews, so liberal America is now doing to the evangelical Christians. It's no different. It is the same thing. It is happening all over again. It is the Democratic Congress, the liberal-based media and the homosexuals who want to destroy the Christians. Wholesale abuse and discrimination and the worst bigotry directed toward any group in America today. More terrible than anything suffered by any minority in history."
-- ''Pat Robertson, interview with Molly Ivins, 1993.''

"I am bound by the laws of the United States and all 50 states...I am not bound by any case or any court to which I myself am not a party...I don't think the Congress of the United States is subservient to the courts...They can ignore a Supreme Court ruling if they so choose." -- ''Pat Robertson, Washington Post, June 27,1986)''

"How can there be peace when drunkards, drug dealers, communists, atheists, New Age worshipers of Satan, secular humanists, oppressive dictators, greedy money changers, revolutionary assassins, adulterers, and homosexuals are on top?" -- ''Pat Robertson, The New World Order, p.227''

[[Category:Biographies]]

Fred Phelps

2007-03-31T04:00:34Z

Dude49: /* Criticism of Phelps */

[[Image:Phelps.jpg|thumb|Fred Phelps]]

'''Fred Phelps''' is the founder and pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, [[Kansas]] who is widely known for his strong anti-homosexual viewpoints. His congregates (of which there are several dozen, most of whom live within Phelps's extended family) often protest military funerals, and almost anything that attracts a large amount of people (past targets include operas, a chess tournament in Lindsborg, Kansas, funerals of school shooting victims, and many other things). His rallies display signs with highly inflammatory statements and language claiming that God hates homosexuals. He holds to a hyper-Calvinistic viewpoint which is generally regarded as far outside of mainstream Christianity by most Christian scholars.
Phelps has led protests of military funerals based on his belief that America is a country that harbors homosexuals and is thus evil. As a result, President [[George W. Bush]] signed the Respect for America's Fallen Heroes act, which places limitations on military funeral protests.

Phelps has openly denounced the Catholic Church and Episcopal Church and has made claims these religious organizations tolerate and harbor homosexuals and pedophiles.

Before beginning his protests in earnest in the mid 1990s, Phelps was a contributor to the Democratic Party who helped campaign for [[Al Gore]] in 1988, when Gore's viewpoints were not as socially liberal. <ref>http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1999/03/lauerman.html</ref> This proved to later be an embarrassment to Gore.

== Phelps' Criticism of Religious Leaders ==

Phelps runs several websites on the internet which preach against homosexuality and immoral living. Phelps espouses a literal interpretation of the Bible and the holy scriptures, and speaks against mainstream religious and Christian leaders who in his view, distort or twist the literal interpretation of the Bible. Phelps also speaks for greater accountability for religious organizations, such as the Catholic Church, and has been vocal in the press and media concerning the abuse of young boys by Catholic Priests and Church Leaders, and practicing homosexuals in the Episcopal Church.

==Criticism of Phelps==
Phelps has been criticized by both liberals and conservatives.
[[Jerry Falwell]] has referred to Phelps as "a first class douche". <ref>http://cjonline.com/webindepth/phelps/stories/102498_protests.shtml</ref>

Fred Phelps is going to hell

==References==
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Fred Phelps

2007-03-31T04:00:04Z

Dude49: /* Lawsuits and Litigation */

[[Image:Phelps.jpg|thumb|Fred Phelps]]

'''Fred Phelps''' is the founder and pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, [[Kansas]] who is widely known for his strong anti-homosexual viewpoints. His congregates (of which there are several dozen, most of whom live within Phelps's extended family) often protest military funerals, and almost anything that attracts a large amount of people (past targets include operas, a chess tournament in Lindsborg, Kansas, funerals of school shooting victims, and many other things). His rallies display signs with highly inflammatory statements and language claiming that God hates homosexuals. He holds to a hyper-Calvinistic viewpoint which is generally regarded as far outside of mainstream Christianity by most Christian scholars.
Phelps has led protests of military funerals based on his belief that America is a country that harbors homosexuals and is thus evil. As a result, President [[George W. Bush]] signed the Respect for America's Fallen Heroes act, which places limitations on military funeral protests.

Phelps has openly denounced the Catholic Church and Episcopal Church and has made claims these religious organizations tolerate and harbor homosexuals and pedophiles.

Before beginning his protests in earnest in the mid 1990s, Phelps was a contributor to the Democratic Party who helped campaign for [[Al Gore]] in 1988, when Gore's viewpoints were not as socially liberal. <ref>http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1999/03/lauerman.html</ref> This proved to later be an embarrassment to Gore.

== Phelps' Criticism of Religious Leaders ==

Phelps runs several websites on the internet which preach against homosexuality and immoral living. Phelps espouses a literal interpretation of the Bible and the holy scriptures, and speaks against mainstream religious and Christian leaders who in his view, distort or twist the literal interpretation of the Bible. Phelps also speaks for greater accountability for religious organizations, such as the Catholic Church, and has been vocal in the press and media concerning the abuse of young boys by Catholic Priests and Church Leaders, and practicing homosexuals in the Episcopal Church.

==Criticism of Phelps==
Phelps has been criticized by both liberals and conservatives.
[[Jerry Falwell]] has referred to Phelps as "a first class nut". <ref>http://cjonline.com/webindepth/phelps/stories/102498_protests.shtml</ref>

Fred Phelps is going to hell

==References==
<references/>