Guess they realized that bashing gays isn't getting them quite the rate of return they were getting in the past. Time to pick the next minority to hate.
From the religious right propaganda organ, AgapePress:
The ICC spokesman feels these attacks show the true nature of Islamic fundamentalism. "Within the Koran there are verses about cutting off the heads, smiting the necks of the unbelievers, terrorizing the unbelievers, and how to treat Jews and Christians," he notes. "Most people are not willing to say these things, but it is part and parcel of the Koran."Now first, you'll note that the headline to this story trashes ALL of Islam, not just fundamentalists: "Ministry Leader: Brutal Attack on Christian Girls Shows Islam's True Nature."
King says while Islam, like other faiths, is characterized by an ongoing battle between the moderates and the fundamentalists, among Muslims "the fundamentalists are not some small, fringe group -- they are a huge percentage. It's millions upon millions of people around the world."
The head of ICC believes violence is intrinsic to Islamic fundamentalism. And the recent brutal attack on five Christian schoolgirls in Indonesia is proof, he asserts, that these Islamic "true believers" have no plans to curb their violence against Christians and other "infidels."
Second, how can you miss the irony of radical Christian fundamentalists attacking radical Islamic fundamentalists.
And finally, if they're going to play the "Koran says bad things" game, then they need to explain why the Bible recommends stoning gays and adulterers, killing your children, has passages about brothers killing brothers, and more (not to mention, these allegedly-Christian nutjobs think the Bible says 2/3 of all Jews worldwide need to die in order to spark the Rapture - how's that for promoting hatred). It's easy to pick passages out of context in order to demonize, oh, a billion people. And demonzing innocents is what the pseudo-religious bigots of the far right do best.
