John Jay

John Joseph Jay is the owner of the blog Summer Patriot, Winter Soldier. He has made statements which some have taken as advocating the murder of Muslims and Liberals.

Comments on Muslims
Jay caused controversy when he posted a comment on Pamela Geller's blog containing the following passages:

Jay was criticised for this post and responded by writing a lengthy essay stating that Islamic law does not forbid the killing of non-Muslims; "whatever high toned and high brow-ed notions you may adhere to regarding your treatment of your fellow human beings, and respect for their lives, those notions will accord you nothing in the eyes islam, and nothing in the eyes of a muslim", he wrote.

Comments on the left
At one point, on his own blog, Jay made the following remarks:

Jay responded to criticism of these remarks by stating that his left-of-centre detractors support "the carving of live children upon presentment of the crown at the opening to the birth canal, which amounts to the killing of millions every year." "is that not murder?", he asks. No, Jay. No it's not. The vast majority of abortions don't even involve that.

Relationship with Stop the Islamisation of America
Conflicting statements have been made about Jay's involvement with SIOA. Daily Kos described him as a "SIOA co-founder", on the basis that alongside Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, Anders Gravers and Richard Davis he co-founded the American Freedom Defense Initiative, which "seems to be the umbrella group that operates the more familiarly known SIOA".

Jay responded by stating that "i was not and am not either a founder or a co-founder of s.i.o.a., that sort of thing being entirely beyond my reach. and i am not an officer or employee or even a member of s.i.o.a, though i am an enthusiastic proponent and supporter of its actions and goals." However, Spencer, in summarising Jay's post, referred to him as a member of the SIOA board.