Tag Archives: 9/11

Ed Asner Dies at 91

Ed Asner, known to one generation for his work on Mary Tyler Moore and another for being the lead voice on Pixar’s Up!, has died at the age of 91.

It is sad, of course, to read of his passing, particularly given that Asner was almost certainly not a Christian, but that is the case for a great many notable deaths over the past few years.

What is interesting, however, is that Asner is one of a few Hollywood names that Michael “Mikey” Weinstein has paraded in press releases in support of his organization. Along with supporting the MRFF, Asner – who was described as “devoutly and defiantly liberal” today in USA Today – also found it hard to believe that al Qaeda could have been responsible for the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

While Asner didn’t say much publicly, he participated in MRFF fundraisers and likened Weinstein to a modern-day Martin Luther King, Jr., in a book blurb. Read more

US Military Chaplains Remember 9/11

“Today we are reminded by the sacrifice of others that duty, loyalty, respect, and selfless service are not just words that we live by. They are words by which we offer on the Altar our living and breathing.

We are thankful, Almighty God that you have called these values out of men and women who have joined the American Military to protect and defend Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

We believe, heavenly Father, that these are your self-evident truths. So, today we hold in prayer all those members of the Armed Forces who co-labor with you to defeat the enemies Read more

Army Commander: 9/11 Committed in the Name of God

US Army Col Sheila Bryant, commander of the 10th Regional Support Group at Torii Station, Japan, during a September 11th remembrance ceremony [emphasis added]:

This day marks the 12th anniversary of a time which will live in infamy when we caught a glimpse of the darkest side of humanity, a time when people made in the image of God and in the name of God committed atrocities against his children.

The sentiment is not all that unusual, though it is an interesting characterization for an Army Colonel to publicly make.

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MRFF Supporters Investigate 9/11, Reveal Christian Iran Plot

Though media figures have ignored it when they’ve interviewed him, Michael Weinstein has long been an avid conspiracy theorist.  As he noted when he first started his self-described “war” against “the wrong kind” of Christians several years ago, it has nothing to do with religious freedom:  His war is about American Christians trying to take over the world to persecute Jews.  Quoth Weinstein:

In Plan A, evangelical Christians with a smile on their face will ask you to please, please, please accept their biblical worldview of Jesus. The problem with that is, inevitably, Plan A morphs into Plan B. They stop asking so nicely, and then you have the Holocaust, the pogroms, the Inquisition…
 
This country is going through—right now—a transition from A to B.  Read more

Report: Most Afghans Don’t Know about 9/11

One of the frequent memes about associations of the Christian religion with the US military has been the “propaganda” value it supplies to those who would try to turn Afghans against the allied forces.

A recent report, however, shows that 92% of Afghans in two volatile provinces don’t even know about the events of 11 September 2001.  They have no idea why foreign forces are in their country, despite the fact the war is 10 years on.  (Perhaps the silver lining Read more

A Day which Will Live in Infamy

December 7, 2009, marks 68 years since the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that propelled the United States into what was already the second World War.  While Remembrance Day is an annual event (see the Presidential declaration), memories of Pearl Harbor have been more vivid since what some have implied was the 21st Century Pearl Harbor: the terrorist attack on the US on 11 September 2001.

Many recognize the opening line and a choice phrase or two, but Read more