In light of recent events in NC, and even had the label "militant" falsely hurled at me many times even prior. It should not have to be constantly repeated. People who falsely hurl that word at me, or the likes of Dawkins or Harris, or even the late Hitchens need to stop doing that.
You will not find one work of theirs recorded in print or video, or any post of mine that calls for violence toward non violent people. No one no matter the label, worldwide, deserves to be physically assaulted or murdered when they are not violent or criminals.
"Militant" is when you advocate violence over getting offended. Militant is when you use law to deny equality to others. It is NOT militant to attack or blaspheme or cuss out ideas.
There is also a huge difference between hating an idea, and ignorant bigotry of simply hating someone's mere existence.
No one should ever act out in violence to non violent people over claims or ideas or even when someone offends someone else. There are truly oppressed humans worldwide who are assaulted, murdered by mobs and or the state. Everyone here living in the west gets to go to bed at night without fear.
The Muslims were murdered for no good reason. Just like Mathew Sheppard was murdered for no good reason. Just like the Sikh after 9/11 was murdered for being mistaken for a Muslim. Just like the Kurdish Christians murdered by Isis whom also murder other Muslims. Just like gays and atheists and apostates who move to other religions in the east.
We are human beings first. And all of us can agree to non violence to non violent people, even with our blasphemy.
You will not find one work of theirs recorded in print or video, or any post of mine that calls for violence toward non violent people. No one no matter the label, worldwide, deserves to be physically assaulted or murdered when they are not violent or criminals.
"Militant" is when you advocate violence over getting offended. Militant is when you use law to deny equality to others. It is NOT militant to attack or blaspheme or cuss out ideas.
There is also a huge difference between hating an idea, and ignorant bigotry of simply hating someone's mere existence.
No one should ever act out in violence to non violent people over claims or ideas or even when someone offends someone else. There are truly oppressed humans worldwide who are assaulted, murdered by mobs and or the state. Everyone here living in the west gets to go to bed at night without fear.
The Muslims were murdered for no good reason. Just like Mathew Sheppard was murdered for no good reason. Just like the Sikh after 9/11 was murdered for being mistaken for a Muslim. Just like the Kurdish Christians murdered by Isis whom also murder other Muslims. Just like gays and atheists and apostates who move to other religions in the east.
We are human beings first. And all of us can agree to non violence to non violent people, even with our blasphemy.
