The reason is that Christian Protestantism was responsible for the assassination of Lincoln. Remember that Booth was part of a Christian conspiracy and had been chosen as the group's assassin.
Let us carry this process one step further. With O'Reilly and other media demagogues such as Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck carrying the anti-Islamic center torch, why is it that they do not want an independent investigation of 9/11 to determine through a full inquiry what happened that tragic day in New York City? It is so much easier to point fingers of blame at an entire religion in an Archie Bunker style manifestation of prejudice.
So what did O'Reilly say after Goldberg and Behar exited? He looked into the camera and, without so much as a blush, calmly said that if he offended anyone from the Islamic community that he was sorry.
O'Reilly had just said that a community center should not be constructed because Islam was responsible for the 9/11 killings. So moments later, after the women walked out on him, his response is in the form of "Well gee, I didn't mean to offend anybody!"
More media figures should follow the examples of Goldberg and Behar and call out those like O'Reilly who make comments laced with bigotry to appeal to their narrow-minded, twisted bases and fatten their wallets in the process.
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