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There are many followers of Islam who don't live in Muslim theocracies, and even they are mostly silent about the excesses of radical Islam. To be fair, I'm not aware of many Christians who have disputed the pronouncements of Pat Robertson or the Westboro Baptists. Better to be a wrongheaded (nominal) follower of one's own faith than an admirable believer of any other, right?
Gplex: I have to agree, that was a very good Bill Maher clip. Thanks for posting it. He is a little too snarky on occasion, but I almost always agree with what he says.
There are many followers of Islam who don't live in Muslim theocracies, and even they are mostly silent about the excesses of radical Islam. To be fair, I'm not aware of many Christians who have disputed the pronouncements of Pat Robertson or the Westboro Baptists. Better to be a wrongheaded (nominal) follower of one's own faith than an admirable believer of any other, right?
I don't think that's true. Particularly after 9/11. there were a lot of Muslims speaking out against the excesses of radical Islam.
I heard almost nothing along those lines, although I don't doubt that the media would disregard anything positive to say about Muslims, especially after 9/11.
I heard almost nothing along those lines, although I don't doubt that the media would disregard anything positive to say about Muslims, especially after 9/11.
It may have something to do with location. In the NY/NJ metro area, there are a lot of Muslims, and of course there was more coverage of the different aspects of the attacks here than there was in other parts of the country.
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