Father Jonathan Morris: ‘McJesus’ Should Not Be in an Art Museum Because It Is Not Art, It’s a ‘Mockery’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT EARHARDT Today ░░░░░░░░ religious freedom day marking ░░░░░░░░ country s commitment to ░░░░░░░░ of religion going all ░░░░░░░░ way back to this ░░░░░░░░ in 1786 Thanks to ░░░░░░░░ Jefferson President Trump releasing ░░░░░░░░ proclamation to honor the ░░░░░░░░ writing quote I call ░░░░░░░░ all Americans to commemorate ░░░░░░░░ day with events and ░░░░░░░░ that remind us of ░░░░░░░░ shared heritage of religious ░░░░░░░░ and that teach us ░░░░░░░░ to secure this blessing ░░░░░░░░ at home and around ░░░░░░░░ world Here to share ░░░░░░░░ true meaning of this ░░░░░░░░ is our panel rabbi ░░░░░░░░ Fox News religion contributor ░░░░░░░░ Jonathan Morris and founder ░░░░░░░░ president of American Islamic ░░░░░░░░ for democracy Dr Zuhdi ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for being ░░░░░░░░ us MORRIS Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Good to see you ░░░░░░░░ Rabbi I will start ░░░░░░░░ you What does this ░░░░░░░░ mean for you BOTEACH ░░░░░░░░ day was founded on ░░░░░░░░ of conscious express their ░░░░░░░░ views and not be ░░░░░░░░ for it when Thomas ░░░░░░░░ offered it became a ░░░░░░░░ of democracy There is ░░░░░░░░ forms of if you ░░░░░░░░ mocked for your religion ░░░░░░░░ made to feel that ░░░░░░░░ are backward that you ░░░░░░░░ asinine or stupid or ░░░░░░░░ your religious practices are ░░░░░░░░ couple scribsd then you ░░░░░░░░ not as free Need ░░░░░░░░ look at the persecution ░░░░░░░░ Christians in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ or the increasing intim ░░░░░░░░ of Jews walking around ░░░░░░░░ yam can a say ░░░░░░░░ Europe Even in America ░░░░░░░░ people mocked for religious ░░░░░░░░ and treated as knee ░░░░░░░░ thralls EARHARDT Might not ░░░░░░░░ a day most people ░░░░░░░░ exist Why is it ░░░░░░░░ important to JASSER It ░░░░░░░░ important to me because ░░░░░░░░ parents Cher Rick being ░░░░░░░░ They were able to ░░░░░░░░ persecution in Syria And ░░░░░░░░ a Muslim reformer We ░░░░░░░░ able to take that ░░░░░░░░ freedom of religious liberty ░░░░░░░░ operationallize it globally against ░░░░░░░░ islamist against thee Democrats ░░░░░░░░ do what s intrinsically ░░░░░░░░ America was found on ░░░░░░░░ freedom We need to ░░░░░░░░ the blessing and responsibility ░░░░░░░░ American patriotism and what ░░░░░░░░ are as free religious ░░░░░░░░ in America and operationals ░░░░░░░░ Ideas and takes it ░░░░░░░░ identity politics I like ░░░░░░░░ take diversity within the ░░░░░░░░ community and say where ░░░░░░░░ the diversity in Saudi ░░░░░░░░ and Iran and across ░░░░░░░░ planet for women s ░░░░░░░░ and others That s ░░░░░░░░ religious freedom means to ░░░░░░░░ EARHARDT Father Jonathan is ░░░░░░░░ a day we need ░░░░░░░░ thank the good lord ░░░░░░░░ for allowing us to ░░░░░░░░ in a country where ░░░░░░░░ are free to believe ░░░░░░░░ we want MORRIS You ░░░░░░░░ absolutely right Just think ░░░░░░░░ the dictatorships of recent ░░░░░░░░ of Mao of Stalin ░░░░░░░░ Hitler and presently the ░░░░░░░░ persecution in China and ░░░░░░░░ Arabia and we say ░░░░░░░░ is so important for ░░░░░░░░ if we want to ░░░░░░░░ our democracy in the ░░░░░░░░ States to protect religious ░░░░░░░░ And let me say ░░░░░░░░ know the best way ░░░░░░░░ us to protect it ░░░░░░░░ for me to be ░░░░░░░░ my Jewish or Muslim ░░░░░░░░ and sisters when they ░░░░░░░░ persecuted And obviously Visa ░░░░░░░░ It s very easy ░░░░░░░░ us to all protect ░░░░░░░░ right If Catholics are ░░░░░░░░ evangelicals are persecuted and ░░░░░░░░ protect ourselves No the ░░░░░░░░ in the courts and ░░░░░░░░ in the court of ░░░░░░░░ opinion for our democracy ░░░░░░░░ strongest defense of religious ░░░░░░░░ is when we defend ░░░░░░░░ other It s a ░░░░░░░░ core of our democracy ░░░░░░░░ Let s talk about ░░░░░░░░ art sculpture that s ░░░░░░░░ a museum in Israel ░░░░░░░░ upsetting a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Father Jonathan I know ░░░░░░░░ just asked you the ░░░░░░░░ question but I want ░░░░░░░░ start with you on ░░░░░░░░ issue because a lot ░░░░░░░░ Christians are upset about ░░░░░░░░ and I know you ░░░░░░░░ Jesus What s your ░░░░░░░░ to this It s ░░░░░░░░ Ronald McDonald MORRIS I ░░░░░░░░ no problem with somebody ░░░░░░░░ that in their home ░░░░░░░░ think it s disgraceful ░░░░░░░░ we have the freedom ░░░░░░░░ do it thank God ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ in Israel But it ░░░░░░░░ t be in an ░░░░░░░░ museum because that is ░░░░░░░░ art Art has you ░░░░░░░░ t just any personal ░░░░░░░░ does not all of ░░░░░░░░ sudden make what my ░░░░░░░░ art artistic There has ░░░░░░░░ be some beauty There ░░░░░░░░ to be some order ░░░░░░░░ has to be a ░░░░░░░░ to call something art ░░░░░░░░ is not art It ░░░░░░░░ a mockery and I ░░░░░░░░ bad for the art ░░░░░░░░ that they would allow ░░░░░░░░ fake art to be ░░░░░░░░ in their museum EARHARDT ░░░░░░░░ Jasser we got a ░░░░░░░░ from the museum They ░░░░░░░░ if we take the ░░░░░░░░ down the next day ░░░░░░░░ will have politicians demanding ░░░░░░░░ take other things down ░░░░░░░░ we ll end up ░░░░░░░░ with colorful pictures of ░░░░░░░░ in the museum We ░░░░░░░░ be defending freedom of ░░░░░░░░ freedom of art and ░░░░░░░░ of culture and will ░░░░░░░░ take it down What ░░░░░░░░ your thoughts JASSER I ░░░░░░░░ to tell you as ░░░░░░░░ as I find it ░░░░░░░░ and as much as ░░░░░░░░ as a conservative don ░░░░░░░░ want any religions mocked ░░░░░░░░ have to tell you ░░░░░░░░ who is endorsing the ░░░░░░░░ of this the Islamist ░░░░░░░░ who want to impose ░░░░░░░░ laws blasphemy laws We ░░░░░░░░ to be careful who ░░░░░░░░ these sort of common ░░░░░░░░ in offense if you ░░░░░░░░ because they will say ░░░░░░░░ don t offend Christianity ░░░░░░░░ oh by the let ░░░░░░░░ Saudis and others torture ░░░░░░░░ for criticizing Islam Muslims ░░░░░░░░ me get tortured imprisoned ░░░░░░░░ otherwise And they say ░░░░░░░░ our work is similar ░░░░░░░░ the denigration of the ░░░░░░░░ and others so we ░░░░░░░░ to be careful Sometimes ░░░░░░░░ true defense of expression ░░░░░░░░ freedom of religion is ░░░░░░░░ those things that we ░░░░░░░░ most offensive EARHARDT Rabbi ░░░░░░░░ if it is allowed ░░░░░░░░ Israel freedom of religion ░░░░░░░░ freedom to express whatever ░░░░░░░░ believe through art if ░░░░░░░░ s offensive to a ░░░░░░░░ group of people Should ░░░░░░░░ remain up or should ░░░░░░░░ take it down BOTEACH ░░░░░░░░ s remember first of ░░░░░░░░ Ronald McDonald is not ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ he is doing up ░░░░░░░░ Israel Jokes aside we ░░░░░░░░ know what it is ░░░░░░░░ to feel religiously alien ░░░░░░░░ I think Israel should ░░░░░░░░ an extra sensitivity The ░░░░░░░░ on this incredible story ░░░░░░░░ idea was that Ronald ░░░░░░░░ was supposed to symbolize ░░░░░░░░ dying on the cross ░░░░░░░░ m sympathetic to the ░░░░░░░░ Many ways to express ░░░░░░░░ message not offensive to ░░░░░░░░ Christian brothers and sisters ░░░░░░░░ kicker here what s ░░░░░░░░ is that the finish ░░░░░░░░ who created this is ░░░░░░░░ bds he wants to ░░░░░░░░ Israel Screw him Why ░░░░░░░░ we putting up his ░░░░░░░░ in Israel anyway Not ░░░░░░░░ did you offend your ░░░░░░░░ brothers and sisters you ░░░░░░░░ endorse a boycott of ░░░░░░░░ The message then becomes ░░░░░░░░ freedom should be allowed ░░░░░░░░ someone who wants to ░░░░░░░░ destroy the Jewish state ░░░░░░░░ think that Israel has ░░░░░░░░ stand with its Christian ░░░░░░░░ and sisters Take it ░░░░░░░░ It s no big ░░░░░░░░ and do some other ░░░░░░░░ to the glorification of ░░░░░░░░ and the denial of ░░░░░░░░ which is an important ░░░░░░░░ but it can be ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ t osceola EARHARDT Gentlemen ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ today You sore special ░░░░░░░░ bless you all.”