The Christian Anti-Defamation Commission, or CADC, has released a Top 10 list of the most extreme cases of Christian bashing in the year 2008.
The CADC lists the following instances:
No. 10 – Jack Black musical video
In a short video posted on FunnyorDie.com entitled, “Prop 8 The Musical,” an all star cast of Hollywood celebrities perform a low budget musical farce that defames Christ, mocks Christians and distorts the teaching of the Bible. Jack Black played the lead role of Jesus.
No. 9 – Bill Maher gratuitously attacks pope
Bill Maher, host of the HBO program “Real Time,” made light of the pope during his recent visit and the tragic sexual abuse scandal. Maher said, “Now I know what you’re thinking, Bill. You can’t be saying that the Catholic Church is no better than this creepy Texas cult. For one thing, alter boys can’t even get pregnant. But really, what tripped up the little cult on the prairie was that they only abused hundreds of kids, not thousands all over the world. Cults get raided; religions get parades … If you have a few hundred followers and you let some of them molest children, they call you a cult leader. If you have a billion, they call you pope.”
 ESPN’s Dana Jacobson |
No. 8 – ESPN anchor Dana Jacobson’s “F— Jesus” remark
Speaking at an ESPN corporate event in Atlantic City, N.J., to honor ESPN Radio personalities Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic, Dana Jacobson let go with a steam of vulgar remarks; “F— Notre Dame,” “F— Touchdown Jesus” and finally “F— Jesus.” Jacobson was suspended for a few days for the incident.
No. 7 – Minnesota University professor desecrates communion
A Biology professor from the University of Minnesota, Paul Zachary Myers, recently desecrated a consecrated communion wafer from a Catholic Mass. Meyer’s has also asked people to steal the Eucharist for him in order that he might desecrate it and display it on his blog.
No. 6 – “Religulous” the movie
Bill Maher released a very shallow, pseudo-intellectual documentary entitled “Religulous.” The movie did not cover any new intellectual ground. It simply raised the old attacks on the faith. Maher studiously avoided being fair and did not allow for legitimate Christian answers from any leading Christian intellectuals.
No. 5 – Chaplains fired for praying in Jesus’ name
Chaplains for the State of Virginia are being denied their right to pray in Jesus’ name. Six chaplains were fired for continuing to pray in Jesus’ name. Earlier this year in Virginia, Rev. Hashmel Turner, a city councilman in Fredericksburg, was told by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that his prayers during city council meetings that ended in Jesus’ name will continue to be banned.
No. 4 – Colorado law criminalizes the Bible
SB200, a Colorado state bill recently signed into law, criminalizes the Bible. Section 8 of the bill entitled “Publishing of discriminative matter forbidden” makes publishing the Bible illegal because it contains anti-homosexual passages. This is part of a larger effort to criminalize the expression of certain opinions and beliefs.
No. 3 – Barack Obama defames Christianity
According to research into President-elect Obama’s own statements about faith, and an examination of Obama’s position on moral issues, CADC has determined that by any biblical and historic Christian standard, Barack Obama is not a Christian, although he claims he is a “devout Christian.”
No. 2 – Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is attacked
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin came under sharp attack by some in the mainstream media because she self-identifies as a Christian. The Washington Post published a cartoon by Pat Oliphant mocking Palin because she has a background as a Pentecostal/Charismatic Christian. A suspicious arson fire at Sarah Palin’s home church recently caused over $1,000,000 in damage.
No. 1 – Radical homosexuals assault Prop 8 marriage supporters in California
During and after the November campaign stories flooded in of pro-Prop 8 signs being taken, people verbally and physically assaulted, church property and private automobiles vandalized, and person’s jobs and pastor’s lives threatened simply for exercising their right to campaign and vote in support of traditional marriage.
 Sen.Charles Grassley, R-Iowa |
The CADC also listed the following bonus mention for 2008 Christian bashing:
Bonus – Sen. Grassley’s abuse of power
U.S. Sen. Grassley, a member of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, has demanded the financial records of a number of very prominent conservative, evangelical broadcast ministries. The demand was based on Grassley’s concern that these ministries are not spending their contributions properly. Grassley has admitted his concerns were in part driven by media accounts.
CADC Chairman and CEO Dr. Gary Cass called for an end to blatant discrimination against believers.
“It is time for the Christian bashing to stop and for Christians to no longer be treated like second-class citizens,” Cass said. “Anti-Christian bigotry is real and growing. Those who engage in it should be exposed and called to account.”
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