Popular outrage is swelling tonight against Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall following the star’s tweets about the slaying of Osama bin Laden.
Mendenhall, whose previous tweets about the merits of the NFL Draft came under scrutiny, caused quite a stir when, citing the Christian principle “those who judge others, will also be judged themselves,” wondered whether it was appropriate to “celebrate” the death of anyone.
Mendenhall’s comments were quick to spawn a flurry of controversy and public condemnation. Steelers owner Art Rooney II termed Mendenhall’s lack of joy incomprehensible in an official response, saying that the “entire Steelers’ organization” is officially very proud of the killing.
Mendenhall’s comment was a paraphrase of Matthew 7:1, a part of the biblical Sermon on the Mount termed the “discourse on judgementalism.” Though the sermon is considered the canonical word of God throughout Christendom, there is a considerable debate among Christians today over whether there is an implied Osama Exemption within the sermon that permits Christians to celebrate his slaying.
Good on Mendenhall. Holy merciless malice aforethought. It's been ten years (almost) since 9/11/01. Usama bin Ladin is more than irrelevant. Possibly, bin Ladin has always been irrelevant. To the "wars of Empire." Art Rooney the Deuce should probably just STFU and stick to football.
Ummm, when was the last time that Rooney was on the front lines? Of ANY war. Ah yes, that precious 'global war of terror'…
Can'ts be a having a civilized GWOT without the NFL players playing nice with the "official" propaganda.
He seems to be the only real Christian in America who forget that their own savior was executed in the most barbarous way by the Empire.
"Implied Osama Exemption." lol
To quote the Joker: "They're morals, they're 'code,' it's a bad joke….dropped at the first sign of trouble."
Good for people like Mendenhall for /not/ dropping their morals.
"Though the sermon is considered the canonical word of God throughout Christendom, there is a considerable debate among Christians today over whether there is an implied Osama Exemption within the sermon that permits Christians to celebrate his slaying."
hahahahahaha! Good stuff Jason!
If Muslims had done to this contry what we have done in Muslim lands, I would be a terrorist opposing Muslim domination, invasion, occupation, torture and murder.
The West is mad because it is the first time they had to taste the death they so freely have rained down on Muslims since Churchill began gassing Iraqis.
But, don't worry becuase your childrens' children will be fighting this war and living on rice, potatoes and beans as they become slaves of bankers and corporations. So, you can bet they will get the chance to fight Muslims too.
Day of Rage In DC
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"Though the sermon is considered the canonical word of God throughout Christendom, there is a considerable debate among Christians today over whether there is an implied Osama Exemption within the sermon that permits Christians to celebrate his slaying."
people who think like this do not really practice Christianity but instead they practice the religion of State Worship
To paraphrase the evil Madelaine Albright
"It cost $1.3 trillion dollars but we think it was a price worth paying"
"Those who live by the sword shall die by the sword." I don't feel so happy about the targeted assasination, myself. Me thinks that Mendenhall is simply calling a spade, a spade. I hope someone sends him this string of support for his Christian musings. And heaven help the United States of America as it slides further down the road to perdition.
your assuming osama did "it". whatever "it" was. We should have tried him. These are rules we made without exception, because once you have one exception, you have a dozen and then the law doesnt even apply and soon its the end of democracy. That is the direction the US is going in. We have already lost most of our basic rights to the freedom act, and there is the proof
America is a 'Christian nation' – right?
The 'proof' of our 'Christianity' is how we aggressively attack countries that have neither threatened nor attacked the US; how we bomb those countries and kill tens of thousands of their people; how our people celebrate the killing and destruction – makes America a Christian nation – right?
When I was six years old I picked up on the hypocrisy of "Christians." I noticed that there weren't any black people in our church. When I asked my mother about this she replied that, "They have their own churches." There may be a few Christians that follow the precepts of their religion but the rest are rank hypercrites.
My religion today? Spiritualist.
Want to see a diverse group of devout worshipers? Go to any mosque you care to and you'll find a virtual rainbow of different colors, cultures, and national origins. You'll see blacks praying beside whites praying beside Indians praying beside Iraqis praying beside Egyptians praying beside Indians praying beside Indonesians prying beside Sudanese praying beside Iranians….. and the list goes on. I'm not trying to 'recruit' you or anything, but I do invite you to contact your local mosque or Islamic society for a visit and just take a look- you'll see the sort of hypocrisy you sadly learned about so early has no place in our community.
a truly evolved man, unlike most of america.
wish there were more people like him!!!
One would think that an anti-war website and the people who frequent it would be happy that, seeing as terrorism has killed more people than America's "domination, invasion, occupation, torture and murder," the world's most-wanted terrorist is no more.
seeing as terrorism has killed more people than America's "domination, invasion, occupation, torture and murder," the world's most-wanted terrorist is no more. Thats a joke right? Osama could only dream of killing on the scale of the USAGOV!
Logic and facts are clearly beyond his ability to grasp. But be gentle with him; he is almost certainly suffering from delusions as a result of his mania for war.
Being against war rather obviously excludes a loving embrace of targeted assassinations, which are a tool of war.
we need mandatory pants checks, and anyone who does not immediately ejaculate upon hearing of obl death should be sent to Guantanamo
We'll teach him to quote Christ when we are in the middle of a national blood-lust.
How awful. I mean, how can someone who quotes Christ about not judging others be a proper role model to young Americans who we need to indoctrinate so they can join the military and become future members of a Navy SEAL death squad?
Twain had it down with his 'War Prayer'. He knew hypocrites when he saw them.
What's the NFL coming to?! First Pat Tillman figures out the whole GWOT is a Grade-A pile of horse manure, and now Mendenhall starts quoting Jesus! Looks like Rooney and his colleagues will have to implement a loyalty test before they let players come back to play. Americans expect their football players to be unthinking blockheads, not people with principles.
Ihate what America now stands for witch is evil the worst mankind has ever seen.But I like Americans but they need to learn that there government is corrupt and mass muderers.Until they take to the streets and demand a new government not 1 million 100 million at least then they have no choice but to surrender .Also the Us military needs to fight for what is right to, patriots stand against evil and obey the US constitution.Also the rest of the world should help to.But some peop[le in government are still very good people so you have to now how is how and thats easy just look at there votes and that will tell tou what you need to know.
"Those that live by the sword, die by the sword," certainly a thought that applies to Osama and the gov't that killed him.