Bishop Jackson to Obama: Don’t Close Gitmo; ‘Close Your Mouth’ About Christianity

“I have a message for the president, with all due respect to him and to the office. Mr. President, if you don’t want to give terrorists a recruitment tool, instead of closing Guantanamo Bay, frankly, sir, you want to close your mouth because you just gave them a gigantic propaganda tool.

 They called us crusaders and you just confirmed it. Mr. President, we’re not on a high horse. What we are is on high alert. The American people would like for once to know that you’re willing to defend Christianity and defend America instead of defending Islam …

I don’t know how to explain this, but this president does everything he possibly can to defend Islam and does almost nothing to defend the honor of this country. And, yes, once again he’s giving them exactly what they want. And you know, Elisabeth, they’re laughing at us because all they see it as is a sign of weakness. And America needs to operate from the strength …

Pray for our president. I think he’s deeply misguided and confused. Pray for our country. We need leaders who will defend the integrity of our nation and continue to stand up for what you know is right.”