The Individualist 10.22.07: Anne Coulter is Close to Perfect

Posted by Joe Rivett on 10.22.2007

Joshua White returns to help me explain why Anne Coulter did not make an anti-Semitic statement, I'll tell you why Liberals hate Anne Coulter and I'll tell you why the world would be more perfect if everyone was a Christian.

Recently, Anne Coulter said on the Donny Deutsch show that the world would be better, more perfect, if everyone in it was Christian. This has angered many on the left (but that shouldn't surprise anyone as the left thinks that anything Anne says is intrinsically wrong and evil). Further, it has upset many Jews. According to the two groups what she has said is "anti-Semitic" in nature and/or simply outrageous (or insane). I disagree with both of these statements.

Let's start off with the easier issue. Anti-Semitism is hostility or prejudice that is aimed at Jews. Anti-Semitism is NOT simply claiming that the Jews are wrong about something. If that were so, then the orthodox would be anti-Semitic about the more liberal, reform members of Judaism.

Typically anti-Semites want the Jewish people eradicated because they hate them. They have an irrational fear and hatred of these people for various reasons. However, Anne does not want this. She doesn't want the Jews destroyed. She wants them to better themselves by picking what she views as the correct religion. And unlike thousands of Muslims who have attempted to use violence, threats, and coercion to bring people to their religion, Anne coulter has done none of these things. She simply stated a theological opinion that many Christians hold, but few have the courage to state on national television.

Moving on to the notion that her views are "outrageous"...

It isn't said much in our society and it sounds rude, but every member of a religion thinks that their religion is correct and that the others are wrong. That is not to say that members of other religions can be good people, go to God, get to heaven, etc., but ultimately the other religion isn't as correct as the right one. If the members of any particular religion didn't believe this, then they wouldn't mind simply changing for a different one. So, if a Christian is a Christian and not a Jew, then she believes that Christianity is correct and Judaism is not (same goes for Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, etc). I would claim that one is less perfect if they hold false beliefs. For example, if there are two people who are identical in every way and who hold identical beliefs except for one believes that the world is flat while the other holds the correct view that it is round, I would claim that the one who holds the latter view is more perfect. It would be the same with religion. Presently, there is either one correct religion or no correct religions (it is possible that the correct religion hasn't been found yet). Those who are not members of the correct religion are more perfect (at least in this aspect of life) than those of the false religions. So for a Christian to say that a Jew is not "perfected" seems to be like a perfectly rational belief to have. For a Jew to think that a Christian is not perfect would be the same.

What you just read was Josh White's opinion on the Anne Coulter situation. If you would like to respond to him you can email me and I'll forward it to him. He's my Jewish expert on all things that are Jewish. What I will do now is explain why Donny Deutsch and other liberals were so offended because I am the political expert of all things political.

When examining liberals, the first thing you must understand is that a liberal has a very open mind. Even the dictionary supports this, a person who is liberal: "One who is open-minded or not strict in the observance of orthodox, traditional, or established forms or ways."

Open minded people are conflicted with religion. If you have an open mind, then you should be wise enough to realize that there is a good chance your religion is not correct. Liberals bemoan the fact that George Bush shows certainty in the face of science and reason but believing in religion where there is no primary evidence is even more ludicrous. That is why religious people stress the word 'faith' because you need a lot of faith to believe in a story with no evidence to back it up.

Open minded liberals also believe in fallibility. When I taught the history of religions I told my students that the Aztec's believed that human sacrificed blood was essential to the preservation of their society. They could not understand how someone could believe this so I told them to imagine if an Aztec person were to come to a Catholic mass… Imagine the Aztec watching people eat the body of Christ in the form of a wafer… To an outsider that sounds strange. After you study the history of religions it becomes clear that every religion has beliefs and practices that are strange. Therefore, there is a good chance that my religion could be entirely bullshit.

Because liberals tend to have less faith in their own religion, liberals like to stress an equality of religions. This is stupid as there is one right religion, no right religions or no right religions discovered. Donny Deutsch being a liberal has an idea of religions equity that Anne Coulter does not share. Liberals not only apply this to religion but they also apply this to social justice, civil liberties, multiculturalism, and economic opportunities. On the other hand, conservatives do not have as much of an open mind. Therefore, they are less likely to see Christianity as one of the world's beautiful religions and instead view it as the right religion or using Coulter's words, the 'perfect' religion.

Lastly, Anne Coulter is right, the world would be better if everyone was a Christian. I'm sure terrorist incidents would decline. People would be back to starting wars over land and boundaries rather than over a guy in the sky. Christianity is certainly not perfect but it is a great religion. Christianity stresses peace, forgiveness and social justice. Jesus ignored the righteous and ate with the prostitutes, how cool is that? What Anne Coulter won't tell you is that Jesus was a liberal. Jesus did not follow the traditional practices of Judaism. Jesus stressed social justice and equality. Jesus cared and cured the sick. Jesus said heaven was for the poor. Jesus said to love your enemy and turn the other cheek. And Jesus would not have called John Edwards a faggot.