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Summary
Former W.H. Faith Director: Obama Made ‘Important Statement’ Likening Christianity to ISIS
Source
MSNBC

Name: MSNBC

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

Show
Now with Alex Wagner

Name: Now with Alex Wagner

URL: http://nowwithalex.msnbc.com/

Persons
Alex Wagner

Name: Alex Wagner

Employment: MSNBC

Position: Journalist, Anchor

, Joshua Dubois

Name: Joshua Dubois

, Evan Kohlmann

Name: Evan Kohlmann

Employment: R&D Officer

Position: Co-founder and Chief, Terrorism Analyst

Event
Event location
Washington, D.C.

Name: Washington, D.C.

URL: http://dc.gov/DC/

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Not online media
Uploaded
02/05/2015 05:55 pm
Owner
Tom (staff)
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Video
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MP4 (720x400) Use clipper to adjust file type
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0:02:03
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22
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1
Transcript
WAGNER To that end ░░░░░░░░ want to bring in ░░░░░░░░ Joshua DuBois the former ░░░░░░░░ director of the White ░░░░░░░░ Office of Faith Based ░░░░░░░░ Neighborhood Partnerships Joshua the ░░░░░░░░ s words this morning ░░░░░░░░ think surprised a lot ░░░░░░░░ people This is not ░░░░░░░░ first time he s ░░░░░░░░ about ISIS but in ░░░░░░░░ context of faith I ░░░░░░░░ it was really important ░░░░░░░░ provocative set of comments ░░░░░░░░ made What did you ░░░░░░░░ about the fact that ░░░░░░░░ brought this up at ░░░░░░░░ National Prayer Breakfast Which ░░░░░░░░ seen as a largely ░░░░░░░░ gathering DUBOIS A conservative ░░░░░░░░ I thought it was ░░░░░░░░ really important statement You ░░░░░░░░ the president did a ░░░░░░░░ job I think of ░░░░░░░░ a distinction between those ░░░░░░░░ misuse religion in the ░░░░░░░░ of evil and the ░░░░░░░░ the faith itself And ░░░░░░░░ said Listen all faiths ░░░░░░░░ experience with those who ░░░░░░░░ and manipulate the words ░░░░░░░░ the prophet for their ░░░░░░░░ evil ends Whether in ░░░░░░░░ Crusades or folks who ░░░░░░░░ in slavery or Jim ░░░░░░░░ Now we have ISIS ░░░░░░░░ the same thing The ░░░░░░░░ was basically saying this ░░░░░░░░ not Islam ISIS represents ░░░░░░░░ Muslims no more than ░░░░░░░░ crusaders or slaveholders represent ░░░░░░░░ Particularly because a lot ░░░░░░░░ Americans don t know ░░░░░░░░ Muslim neighbors who haven ░░░░░░░░ spent a lot of ░░░░░░░░ with the Muslim American ░░░░░░░░ in the community And ░░░░░░░░ president I think wanted ░░░░░░░░ make clear that what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing with ISIS ░░░░░░░░ not at all reflect ░░░░░░░░ Muslims around the the ░░░░░░░░ WAGNER And the it ░░░░░░░░ also worth noting that ░░░░░░░░ said the bloodshed in ░░░░░░░░ name of sort of ░░░░░░░░ extremism is not foreign ░░░░░░░░ many other religions in ░░░░░░░░ world and brought up ░░░░░░░░ subject of the crusades ░░░░░░░░ we were talking about ░░░░░░░░ this segment began And ░░░░░░░░ agree with you I ░░░░░░░░ it was probably controversial ░░░░░░░░ idea that there would ░░░░░░░░ been a bloodiness in ░░░░░░░░ Christian past that is ░░░░░░░░ any way seen as ░░░░░░░░ to or parallel to ░░░░░░░░ s happening in the ░░░░░░░░ Muslim world KOHLMANN He ░░░░░░░░ made the point clearly ░░░░░░░░ the prayer breakfast this ░░░░░░░░ Saying lest we forget ░░░░░░░░ on the high horse ░░░░░░░░ this having this discussion ░░░░░░░░ also in the name ░░░░░░░░ Christianity these things have ░░░░░░░░ in the past.”
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