Dickhead of the Week - Franklin Graham

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I was hasty. A headache was making me cranky and I lashed out at our dear friend Mister Softee. As penance, I shall purchase a twist with chocolate dip.

Our real Dickhead this week is Franklin Graham. You may remember the Harley-riding son of Billy calling Islam an evil, wicked religion in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. It was unforgivable then, even when he attempted to give his comments a context that wasn't there originally with his follow-up editorial in the Wall Street Journal.

Well, this week Franklin Graham "Cracker" stood by his original comments, stating that he hasn't changed his mind about Islam.

While some evangelicals avoid hate-mongering in this way, Pat Robertson, ever the voice of reason (and this week's Dickhead Runner-Up), elaborated on Cracker's statement. "These people are crazed fanatics, and I want to say it now: I believe it's motivated by demonic power. It is satanic and it's time we recognize what we're dealing with... The goal of Islam, ladies and gentlemen, whether you like it or not, is world domination."

I won't get into the hypocrisy of Pat bringing up world domination in the context of faith. Instead, I'll just point out that, apparently, when Jesus Christ says, "The greatest of these is love," evangelicals think the savior is being sarcastic.