Well, given that he was apparently screaming “allahu akbar” while he was murdering people it’s a pertinent part of the crime.

Morning Meeting host Dylan Ratigan on Friday appeared uncomfortable discussing the faith of the Muslim shooter who killed 12 people in Texas. In a tease for a segment on the subject, he noted that Major Nidal Hasan is being “described as a devout Muslim, mortified at being deployed to Iraq. Did that drive him to allegedly commit murder?” Ratigan quickly added, ” And who cares what his religion was?”

Something tells me that if Major Hasan were a Christian pro-life activist, or had some affiliation with a tea party group or something, Ratigan would certainly think that connection pertinent.

Motivation is an important consideration in any grime.  And if Hasan was motivated by his religious beliefs to commit this crime then that’s a pertinent fact worth analyzing and debating.  But, as usual, the liberals want to shut off any debate that questions their preconceived ideological notions.