(When did Muslims start celebrating Christmas? – Promoted by Colorado Pols)
In a ironic twist, a billboard promoting atheism has prompted a Colorado Springs radio host to attack the religion of Islam.
Demonstrating the same brazen bigotry of KNUS host Peter Boyles, not to mention Trump, KVOR 760-AM host Richard Randall said Thursday that if atheists have a “problem with religion,” they should after Islam.
Without acknowledging how un-Christian he was sounding, Randall said he’d respect atheists a “whole heck of a lot more” if they put up a billboard saying, “skip Ramadan this time of year,” and telling Muslims “they should abandon their religion.”
Christians, he said, are “a great bunch of people to pick on. Why? Because they are Christians.”
“Why would our religion [Christianity] irritate somebody?” asked Randall on air, suggesting that the atheists should have spotlighted Islam instead of a Christian holiday. “We’re not the religion throwing people off of buildings if they are gay. We’re not beheading people.”
“If they have a problem with religion, why don’t they start there [with Islam]?” Randall asked, failing to note any distinction between Islamic militants and the religion of Islam.
A caller said atheists spotlight Christmas because they aren’t “familiar with the Muslim religion [sic]”
The billboard, sponsored by the American Atheists and located along I25 in CO Springs, reads, “Atheist Christmas, The More the Merrier.” It also features a series of texts, made to appear like they were sent by teenagers, stating:
“U going to church this Xmas?”
“LoL. No way. I don’t believe that stuff anymore.”
“What’ll your parents say??”
“They’ll get over it. :-P”
A caller suggested the billboard, which is protected by free speech, should be removed by the government because it’s distracting drivers. It’s a safety issue, she said.
The bigotry of talk radio hosts would be bad enough if we didn’t have a bigot president-elect who’s proposed creating a Muslim registry. But since we do, we need to be ready to respond if Randall, Boyles, Trump, or anyone else in these hateful times goes after our Muslim neighbors.
In case we need to respond, ProgressNow Colorado has set up a “rapid response” network so we can help if needed. Sign up here.
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The solution to the war on Christmas: make Muslims in Colorado Springs feel even more uncomfortable.
I don't know if I should have expected more, but it's incredible how dumb radio hosts down in the Springs are. I don't think atheists need to advise Muslims to "skip Ramadan this time of year," considering Ramadan was in the middle of the summer this year and next year will in May and June.
Pretty interesting that they can hate on a religion that they clearly know nothing about.