Has Newsweek Gone Mad? New Article Gives Voice to Antichrist Whack Jobs

Sickening: Newsweek publishes a 600-word piece on those who wonder about Obama being the Antichrist.

When bizarre, fringe publications speculate openly about who may or may not be the Antichrist, it's easy to dismiss. When Newsweek publishes a 600-word piece on those who wonder about Obama being the Antichrist, one really has to wonder what on earth the editors were thinking. Full Story »

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by Michael Bugeja - Nov. 20, 2008

Oh, well. The value of this article probably could have been stated in the title. Indeed, I also question what Newsweek editors were thinking. But the author could have CONTACTED them to find out. Large portions of the post simply cite the Newsweek article. As such, this post is merely an alert to read the article.

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by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 19, 2008

Benen strongly and correctly calls Newsweek to task for publishing hateful wacko pseudo religious mumbo jumbo that could well influence the gullible along with hateful bigots to extreme antithapy to the president elect.

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