===I wonder if these two used the same vitriol but directed it at say, black people, if they’d get the same treatment.

This is akin claiming criticism of Farakhan for something he says is criticizing blacks. IOW, it’s another amazing example of your stupidity John.

Again, do you understand the distinction between attacking a group of people and attacking an idea system? Do you think Voltaire, Richard Dawkins, or Salman Rushdie is a bigot?

I just went looking over at Shakespeare’s Sister for anti-Catholic bigotry. I found some posts where she’s clearly not *fond* of Catholic doctrine and some where she refers to the Pope with something less than unquestioning reverence. There one post where she points out the silliness of banning tampon commercials during the Pope’s visit, so as not to “offend” him. No real bigotry.

Maybe I’m just not sensitive enough to this sort of thing. This whole kerfluffle has been orchestrated by William Donahue, who has in the past complained of the “secular Jews” running Hollywood and the gay “death style” (whatever that is), among other things. I guess if anyone would recognize bigotry, it’s Donahue.

No, because it’s totally different. There’s a fundamental difference between attacking religious doctrine (which is a personal belief system) and somebody’s race (which is an immutable trait). Now, if Amanda had said, “All Catholics are Bad People”, then you might have a point.