Joy Behar’s
mocking of Christianity as a mental illness isn’t
going away as an issue.
According to
the
Media
Research Center watchdog
group, more than 25,000 people had called ABC by early
Monday morning to complain about a segment on “The
View” in which the comedian specifically said Vice
President Mike Pence suffers from the delusions of
prayer.
“It’s one
thing to talk to Jesus. It’s another thing when Jesus
talks to you… that’s called mental illness … hearing
voices,” she said.
The remarks
prompted the
MRC to
demand an apology — and some pushback from the vice
president himself.
“Make no
mistake, the slurs against the vice president’s faith
insult millions of Christians and are unacceptable. If
there are no on-air apologies after this deplorable
episode,