Criticizing Islam is racist?

[TaraJo]

1)  Islamophobia is a 'thing,' but it's vastly overblown.  Being afraid your neighbors are going to blow your house up just because they're Muslim?  That's Islamophobia becase it's an unreasonable fear of Islam.  Pointing out the horrible things in the Koran or the atrocious things the government says/does in Muslim countries?  That isn't Islamophobia.


2)  Muslim or Islam isn't a race.  Never has been.  Yes, there may be intermingling with the Arab racial group, but there are a lot of Muslims in the Philipines, Africa and even Europe and they certainly aren't Arabian.

3)  This is the nonsense that gets brought up by Atheism+ and other social justice atheists.  While social justice may certainly lead people to atheism and it can certainly fit into atheism, a little nuance is necessary.  It kinda amazes me that these people will harshly condemn the slightest implication of misogyny or homophobia in America, but actually defend some of the most harshly misogynistic and homophobic nations on earth.

4)  The surest way to do long term damage to and ideology, including Islam, is to hold it above questioning.  Without being able to question something, you lose the ability to think about it critically and without critical thinking, it just devolves into a bunch of extremist assholes.  And, yes, this means I welcome you to question any of my ideologes; if I can't answer your questions, I need to rethink my position.