Some of you arguing for this obviously Sam Harris position seem to be letting confirmation bias getcha. Extremists are not simply met with silence among religious circles, and having been both a fundamentalist and a more moderate Christian in my life at different times, I feel somewhat qualified in asserting that.
As earlier mentioned, among most mainstream religious institutions (either Christian or Islamic) are moderate. Hence why all Muslim extremist bombings have been denounced by mainstream Islamic institutions the world over. Even Christian extremists are treated with some level of contempt by moderate Christians, such as The Westboro Baptist Church.
To say otherwise is to just let what you want to be true trump what is actually true. No one likes extremists, and they get no real favors from moderates usually.
As earlier mentioned, among most mainstream religious institutions (either Christian or Islamic) are moderate. Hence why all Muslim extremist bombings have been denounced by mainstream Islamic institutions the world over. Even Christian extremists are treated with some level of contempt by moderate Christians, such as The Westboro Baptist Church.
To say otherwise is to just let what you want to be true trump what is actually true. No one likes extremists, and they get no real favors from moderates usually.
