Could Hume get away with saying something like this about Jewish people or black people or the Muslim Faith? You betcha he couldn't. Why should he be able to skate away scott free when speaking about Buddhists? Because we are only 3 or 4% of the population in the US? Hell NO! Sometimes we do have to speak up, sometimes right speech is getting in someone's face saying, "hey you can't say that about us...you know nothing at all about us!" Sometimes we have to stand up for what we believe, even if that means showing some red once in awhile. Because if we don't.....well....I think you all can figure that part out.
I already forwarded this to a few news organizations, perhaps you all can forward this story as well to ones you know. All it needs is a little push to get the word out that Buddhists aren't going to tolerate bigotry.
Here are those emails again:
mailto:newsmanager@foxnews.com
mailto:yourcomments@foxnews.com
fns@foxnews.com
There are already several posts up today, which have already done a wonderful job exposing Brit Hume for the Religious bigot he is. Here are just a few of the links so far, more to come. Edit: Sorry, I can't keep up, there are another dozen or so blogs and websites talking about this. I'll get them up as soon as I can. Check out Elephant Journal's hilarious piece on this.
Bitterroot Badger
Huffington Post
Elephant Journal
Shambhala Sun Space
Tricycle Magazine
Politico
Politics Daily
Home Brew Dharma
The Washington Post
USA Today
Precious Metal
The Worst Horse
My Buddha is pinkHuffington Post
Elephant Journal
Shambhala Sun Space
Tricycle Magazine
Politico
Politics Daily
Home Brew Dharma
The Washington Post
USA Today
Precious Metal
The Worst Horse
ZenDirt ZenDust
Dangerous Harvests
Notes From a Burning House
Danny Fisher
Washington Monthly
The Raw Story
Hardcore Zen
ZenFant
Mahablog
About Buddhism
American Blog
"He is said to be a Buddhist. I don’t think that faith offers the kind of forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith. My message to Tiger would be, ‘Tiger, turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world."
I urge everyone to follow Bitterroots suggestions and email Fox News at fns@foxnews.com and respectfully ask for the on air apology to all Buddhists or Mr.Hume's dismissal from Fox News all together. There is absolutely no excuse for what he said and we have come to far in this country and this world to stand idly by while an ignorant political mouthpiece spews hatred and intolerance.
Mr.Hume, please, excuse yourself from your position at Fox News. You all wonder why Fox News is criticized at the mouthpiece of the far right, well look in the damn mirror my friend. As the political centrist I am, it honestly frightens me, how someone who is supposed to be so in tune with the goings on in this country has such a large stage to spew hate, animosity and a grievous lack of understanding concerning someone's faith.
Mr.Hume, you are a disgrace to all Americans.
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Here's my minor take on it... been tweeting and retweeting messages hoping to create a trending topic on this bs...
http://preciousmetal.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/calling-you-out-brit-hume/
Just added your link too. Exactly, the word needs to get out!
I'm just kind of scratching my head.
Are we really getting this dumb?
not a single curse word or fart joke? kyle, have you lost the will to live?
i just saw all this stuff cuz i been away doing things all day. i just got a post up about it and linked over to you cuz i'm too ignernt to figger out how to put a youtube video into a post.
Looks like Nathan and the Rev Danny have posted on this too.
I posted, too. Not surprising, a bit silly. Estimated time of apology: half past never.
I have sent a few emails to a couple of newspapers here in DC and a few other news outlets. I am hoping the Washington Post picks this piece up as they can do the best exposing this for what it is.
We here at elephant will never forgive Brit Hume.
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/01/unforgiving-buddhists-will-never-forgive-brit-hume-tiger-woods/
@ Thanks and LOL at Elephant, nice piece. :-)
That makes me ashamed to be a Christian.
You know, a long time ago, a friend of mine tipped me off about a little discrepancy in the Lord's prayer...in the bible, the various times this prayer is iterated, it reads "..in Earth as it is in Heaven..". This has been changed significantly to "on Earth..". Rather than affirming that the right things be done on earth by us, the "in" version says (to me) that He is in us. In this context about the whole Brit Hume/Tiger Woods redemption thing, it means to me, that we look not to God to forgiveness, but to ourselves. I think it's harder to forgive ourselves for the things which we have done, or not done, thought or not thought than to take the superficial and easier route - that of begging God for forgiveness.
Kyle, it looks like you're post has been picked up by USA Today AND MSNBC!!! I just watched David Schuster on MSNBC quote you on this issue!!! Way to go brother on hitting the big time!!! Keep on speaking out!!!
@James - Yea I knew about the USA today piece...where did you see the MSNBC thing, on TV? That's kind of scary...
oh man kyle done hit the big time. don't sell out kyle, stay true to your squirrel roots. :)
congrats on getting quoted...i think this makes you a sure fire winner in the sexxiest blogger race...but about this albino thing...
Yea I found this as well from Political Daily:
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/04/brit-hume-jesus-can-tame-you-tiger/
Here is the USA Today one:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/religion/index
Elephant Journal linked back too....so a big thank you to Waylon.
NM I found it.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34691708%2334691708#34691708
I was so outraged and used some words that were not mindful of Right Speech. So it looks like it's back to the cushion for me with some Metta for ignorant Brit, or maybe I should convert BACK to the religion I was raised on, confess my sins, say 5 Our Father's; 8 Hail Mary's to the Boss-man of the heavens, ask for his forgiveness and redemption, flog myself a couple of times just to make sure I am redeemed; and just in case I'm not, nail myself to a cross to get his attention. What do you think?
Hopefully Hume doesn't pull a Bill Harris on yo ass Kyle!
fantastic job on being quoted on USA Today, which was picked up by MSNBC!!! Awesome work Kyle!!!
Great post -- but black isn't a religion. That really stuck out, the playing the race card in a place where it doesn't fit. I get the point but it seems like you are using a minority race to push forward your own agenda. As right as it is, it tarnishes it, I think, when you are so careless with the religions, races, cultures of others.
@Ann - This isn't my agenda, this is only right and fair. Of course black isn't a religion, but they are a minority just like Buddhists. I think you get my point, though I'm sure you don't agree with it. Thanks for the comments.
Haven't heard much from any prominent Buddhists on this.
Maybe because it's irrelevant.
All you're doing is giving Hume more media time. Now he's claiming he's persecuted, as all Christians are in America.
This will just make Buddhists look at petty as Hume. Let it go.
@Kanzeon So whats the difference between a prominent Buddhist and an unprominent Buddhist?
@Kyle it could be a side effect of the fact that making a stink about this is very anti-Buddhist.
Oh I agree it is wrong and I, a non-Buddhist, will gladly bash Hume for being such a complete moron.
However, by acting this way in public you are actively disregarding the teachings of Buddha.
How can he get away with bashing Buddhism? It has nothing to do with their small numbers or relative population. It is simply a side effect of Buddha's teachings which have the effect of keeping Buddhists eternally pacified.
@Kyle
Does Steven Segal have a Buddha nature?
L'esprit de l'escalier
Many people “drift away from their faith.” There are more Christian “drifters” than Buddhists because there are more Christians (2.5 million vs. 400 million…who does this counting?).
Infidelity has no religious boundaries. Stupidity is not limited to any faith. Regret is universal (the biggest regret is that they got caught).
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