Anderson Cooper hammers Ariz. man behind anti-Islam rally: Isn’t bringing guns to a mosque violent? [View all]

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From Raw Story:

CNN host Anderson Cooper pushed the ex-Marine Corps member on Thursday who organized what he insists is a non-violent protest at a Phoenix mosque supporting “freedom of speech.”

“You don’t think bringing guns to a mosque while families are praying inside, wearing t-shirts that say ‘F Islam’ and shouting whatever it is you’re going to shot at them, as they come and as they go — you don’t think that’s promoting violence at all?” Cooper asked Jon Ritzheimer, who has promoted the event by announcing a “Draw Muhammed” contest, which would violate Islamic teachings banning depictions of the Muslim prophet.

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Ritzheimer, who has also promised to sell shirts saying “F*ck Islam” and encouraged attendees to bring firearms, scoffed at the criticism surrounding the rally, telling Cooper that “some would probably argue that the signers of the Declaration of Independence was a bad idea back in their day.”

“So you’re comparing yourself to the signers of the Declaration of Independence?” Cooper asked.

Link: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/anderson-cooper-hammers-ariz-man-behind-anti-islam-rally-isnt-bringing-guns-to-a-mosque-violent/