You would think that the vast majority of Christians, Muslims, Jews, atheists, and everybody else would agree that sectarian violence is a horrible thing that needs to come to an end. You would also think that a reporter should be intelligent enough to distinguish between whether a song is promoting something or addressing a problem. Watch this video and tell me which you think Aiden is trying to do:

It should be obvious that they are addressing the issues of sectarian violence (burning synagogues), using religion as an instrument of hate (Nazi Germany), and asceticism (self mutilation). I don’t see anything controversial about that. I also don’t see how the fact that Aiden is the headlining band for Rock Beyond Belief should be an issue since the band will not be playing that song or anything else that wouldn’t be appropriate on the radio.

You should head over to the Rock Beyond Belief blog and see what a mess of the whole thing FoxNews made.

If you’re able to you should definitely go to Rock Beyond Belief on March 31, 2012. Of course, if you’re going to be in the Northwest you should come to the Northwest Freethought Alliance Conference where I’m giving the banquet keynote. At either event you can catch Richard Dawkins (RBB March 31, NWFAC April 1).