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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]....and here's Fox News running the chyron "Attack on Faith"

http://mediamatters.org/video/2015/06/18/foxs-steve-doocy-its-extraordinary-that-charles/204043[/quote]

That was one segment on their morning opinion show and it was specifically about how do you feel safe in church. Because if you can't feel safe there, than where?[/quote]

But it wasn't an attack on faith.  It was an attack on Black people that took place in a place of faith.   It's like calling 9/11 an "Attack on Architecture"[/quote]

Did you watch the segment? It featured a pastor talking about how you feel safe returning to church after an incident like this. No on said "This is an attack on faith and not a hate crime" It was one segment addressing that this happened in a church and church is the one place everyone should feel safe.[/quote]True but as I recall Steve Doocy said something about why are people assuming this is about race when it probably is or could be about religion?[/quote]

Right, he posed that question before Dylann Roof made any confession about his motives.

It could have been a hate crime against african americans, a hate crime against christians or a hate crime against both. No one knew at that time, could only guess. I really don't see why his posing that question makes him the devil.[/quote]I see your point but I think it's a matter of nuance.  [b]I interpreted it as him rejecting the possibility of race out of hand.[/b]  You probably interpreted it as him raising an interesting question -- what if it's only about Christianity?  Okay, he's not the devil but it still seemed a clunky statement to me.  Really, Steve, you don't think race was a factor?  But I warrant that you may have been correct in your interpretation.  [/quote]

And therein lies the problem...[/quote]Ha - I wrote a nuanced paragraph acknowledging different points of view. You selected the part that supported your own point of view. I don't think I'm the one with the problem here. [/quote]

Just FYI :"And therein lies the problem..." is a NP in that thread.

You responded to my post and I completely agree you. I understand that it is going to be interpreted differently. I also think as witnessed in this thread that some (just some) liberals are looking to pin malicious statements on conservatives that just aren't there. There are times when conservatives try to do the same to liberals. I just think this is a terrible time to do it. This is a horrible tragedy and I haven't seen anyone in the media say anything differently. I think some in the media didn't want to jump the gun and make statements before they had all the facts. Which I find smart.

Honestly when I first heard of this happening, the fact that it was in a church I thought someone had a grudge against Christianity. Even when the first photos of Roof emerged I figured it was both racial and religious, still not sure if that isn't the case.[/quote]

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