(April 8, 2017 at 1:37 pm)surreptitious57 Wrote: Although Islam is not a race it can be treated the same as one as most Muslims are brown. That is why the left think Islam should not be criticised because it is regarded as another type
of racism. The problem with this is that while there are racists who are Islamophobic not everyone who criticises Islam is racist. Also while one can be racist towards Muslims of the same
ethnicity or nationality one cannot be racist towards Islam itself. And the distinction has to be acknowledged else any criticism of Islam can be deemed Islamophobic and racist when this
is definitely not so. If the majority of Muslims were white the left would have no problem criticising Islam. But criticism of any ideology should focus on the ideology itself not the melanin
deficiency of its followers. Having brown skin does not give one a free pass when it comes to punishing apostasy and homosexuality by death or inflicting female genital mutilation on pre
pubescent girls or equating rape victims with adulterers if their rapists are not their husbands. If Christians did that the left would rightfully condemn it so it should be the same for Islam
Agreed.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
