Glenn Beck Asks If Some Muslims Are Trying To Bring About The Antichrist
Just like Mike Malloy earlier, there was a point on Glenn Beck’s show today where Beck announced that he couldn’t wait to see what the bloggers would have to say about what he said next. Industry tip: It’s moments like this where bloggers should make sure to pay attention. Sure enough, we then got into the meat of today’s episode where he and writer Joel Richardson explained the similarities between Muhammad al-Mahdi, the “12th Imam” that some Sh?a Muslims follow, and the Antichrist.
Now, there’s a problem with this. Lets put aside for right now the fact that he’s basically telling his audience that a bunch of Muslims worship the Big Bad Antichrist of the New Testament. My issue is that the whole thing flies right in the face of what Beck was saying in the third of his show.
In his opening monologue, Beck went through and explained the beliefs of Imami Sh?a Islam, or the Twelvers. As he was doing so, he repeatedly stated that he thought that their beliefs were ridiculous and “crazy” and implied that his viewers might as well, too. The danger, he said, was that people in power and people who are trying to gather weapons of mass destruction– like the leaders of Iran do– don’t. I totally agree with him on that front. It’s the same way I feel about someone with their finger on the button who fervently believes that any religion’s end of the world is a good thing.
However, for Beck to start off with that very rational argument only to then make a complete about-face and start seriously talking about how this Imam might actually be the Antichrist… it just makes no sense. You can’t have it both ways. You can’t say the beliefs are silly and we shouldn’t believe them and then change your mind and say they are true and fit in with your beliefs.
It’s disingenuous just the way Beck’s comments on Google were yesterday. He said he hated boycotts and would never call for one on Google. That’s fine. To paraphrase the man himself, it’s his show and he should do what he wants. However, if you spend nearly a week telling your audience how a company is evil (with the word “evil” in big letters on your blackboard), how they’re trying to bring about revolution, and about how you refuse to use their products only to then claim you don’t like boycotts, it just doesn’t work.
Many Liberal and, well, non-religious outlets will take Beck to task for doing a whole show about the Antichrist. I have no problem with that. Beck is a man of religious faith and he’s never hidden that. I’m just saying he needs to pick a side and stay with it. The things he said tonight will undoubtedly be offensive to many people. All I’m asking is that he makes them consistent.
Check out the clip from Fox News below:
This is an opinion piece. The views expressed in this article are those of just the author.
