A year ago at this time, Rick Santorum was a two-term senator and possible presidential candidate. Yesterday, he was at Penn State as a guest of David Horowitz, as part of the absurd “Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week.”
Of course, Santorum’s presence wasn’t the real problem; what the former Republican senator had to say was the troublesome part. (thanks to reader R.S. for the tip)

Americans just don’t understand, Rick Santorum said. Not the grave nature of the threat posed by radical Islam — or “Islamo-Fascism” in the lexicon of the former U.S. senator. Not the history of Islam or its underlying principles. And certainly not the fundamental differences between Islam and Judeo-Christian culture.
No, Santorum told a packed lecture hall on Tuesday night, Americans just don’t get it. […]
While Christianity presents a humble, meek message emphasizing love, he said, Islam stemmed from the strong rule of the prophet Mohammed. “Every aspect of life was ruled.”
“Islam, unlike Christianity, is an all-encompassing ideology,” said Santorum, a Penn State alumnus. “It is not just something you do on Sunday…. We (as Americans) don’t get that.”
Now, there are a couple of ways to look at this. For example, Santorum’s drive to compare Christianity and Islam on matters of peace seems inherently suspect. In historical terms, if one includes the last several centuries, it’s a toss-up.
But more importantly, Islam is an “all-encompassing ideology”? And Christianity isn’t? This from Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum? Indeed, the former senator seemed to imply that Christianity is “just something you do on Sunday,” whereas Islam is a faith tradition that believers carry throughout the week.
I wonder if Santorum realizes how ridiculous this sounds coming from him. For that matter, I wonder whether Santorum’s religious right buddies agree that Christianity is not “all-encompassing.”
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