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During a recent broadcast, radio host Rush Limbaugh reacted to GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio’s recent assertion that Christianity is under attack in America. Asked in an interview if his Christian faith would affect his decision-making on social issues should he become president, Rubio stated:
We are at the water’s edge of the argument that mainstream Christian teaching is hate speech; because today we’ve reached the point in our society where if you do not support same-sex marriage, you are labeled a homoephobe and a hater. What’s the next step after that, after they’re done going after individuals? The next step is to argue the teaching of mainstream Christianity, the catechism of the Catholic Church, is hate speech. And that’s a real and present danger.
Limbaugh declared Rubio to be “right on the money,” though the veteran host did opt to expand on the topic in an impassioned monologue. He began by asserting Christianity has been a target for leftists around the world since long before he was born.
“Organized religion in general, but Christianity is the number one enemy of these people,” Limbaugh said. “You notice they’ve made friends with militant Islam. The left will not stand for any criticism of militant Islam, right?”
When it comes to the left’s treatment of Christians, however, he said there is an obvious double standard. Making matters worse, Limbaugh claimed radical Islamists are welcoming an alliance with leftist leaders in the U.S.
“In their mind, their enemy is Christianity, so there is a commonality there,” Limbaugh continued, challenging anyone in his audience to disprove his theory that “the left has formed an accord with Islam.”
He bolstered his argument by pointing out the overwhelming effort by many Democrats to silence any potentially offensive expression critical of the faith.
“You can’t criticize Islam and they go out of their way not to,” he concluded. “You can’t call them terrorists. You know the drill. Christianity – it’s open season. You can say anything. You can do anything. You can mock anything.”
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This post originally appeared on Western Journalism – Equipping You With The Truth