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Surprise: More hate crimes against Christians than against Muslims
By: Mark Hemingway
Commentary Staff Writer
08/25/10 2:15 PM EDT
This morning there was a report that a cab driver in New York was stabbed because he was Muslim. While the facts are still emerging, all reasonable people can agree this is a shameful and un-American act if this proves to be true.
This incident will undoubtedly be used by the media to further push the narrative that the controversy over the Mosque near Ground Zero in New York shows how Americans are bigoted against Muslims. So here’s some clarifying info from the FBI. According to the latest hate crime statistics available, there were 1,606 hate crime offenses motivated by religious bias in 2008. A closer look: 65.7 percent of them were committed against Jews. Against Muslims? 7.7 percent.
Depending on which population estimates you accept for Muslims (anywhere between 4 and 7 million), hate crimes are committed against Jews at a rate three to eight times greater than against Muslims. Yet something tells me that despite all these hard numbers — as opposed to Time’s “anecdotal evidence” – that magazine is not going to run a cover anytime soon asking, “Is America Anti-Semitic?”
After 9/11, there was a quick spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes — there were 28 in 2000, then 155 in 2002. In 2008, there were 123. Even one hate crime is too many, but consider: Between 2 and 4 of every 100,000 Muslims was a hate crime victim in 2008. The murder rate in D.C. last year was about 24 for every 100,000 residents.
Another interesting data point: 4.7 percent of hate crimes in 2008 were motivated by anti-Catholic bias. Another 3.7 percent were anti-Protestant. So from a raw numbers perspective, there were more hate crimes against Christians in America in 2008 than there were against Muslims. Given our large Christian population, it’s true that each Christian is far less likely to be victimized, but the numbers still show
that religious haters have not been singling out Muslims.
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Read more at the Washington Examiner: Surprise: More hate crimes against Christians than against Muslims | Washington Examiner (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/surprise-more-hate-crimes-against-christians-than-against-muslims-101489994.html#ixzz0yx87YuaR - broken link)
It is merely a politicized agenda of the left to favor the newest underdog, islam. Radicals know and recognize each other, especially those who share in the hatred of America and all it stands for. The best kept dirty little secret among so many on the left is anti-semitism. Just another hypocrisy the rest of us see plainly. Jews have always been persecuted everywhere. Christians have been, and are, persecuted in nonWesternized countries, historically. The sad fact is as people in the west are being indoctrinated to marxism, the radical left has ramped up the hatred of Christianity as well.
I am quite liberal and I do not condone violence in Politics or Religion. I do not want either religion to have police powers over non-adherents because I do not believe in either.
I don't know where lilypad gets the idea the "left" is favoring Islam or is anti Jew. I would appreciate knowing where she gets this idea. If we are indoctrinating the West into Marxism we are not being very effective. The majority are still being robbed by our financial feudalism that passes for a Free Market.
Leftists are not anti-Semitic, but tend to be anti-Israel and anti-Zionist, which is by far not the same.
Also, there are a lot of leftist intellectual Jews...
I am quite liberal and I do not condone violence in Politics or Religion. I do not want either religion to have police powers over non-adherents because I do not believe in either.
I don't know where lilypad gets the idea the "left" is favoring Islam or is anti Jew. I would appreciate knowing where she gets this idea. If we are indoctrinating the West into Marxism we are not being very effective. The majority are still being robbed by our financial feudalism that passes for a Free Market.
I live in a nanny state, called Oregon. I hear comments repeatedly on the issues of pro Pali, anti Jew among the leftists here in the wider Portland Metro area. There is wide diversity here, people come here from every state and country. Some are my friends, some mere acquaintances. This is not my "idea", not a fantasy, but reality sadly. However, I am happy to hear the "indoctrination" is "not very effective", but is not for lack of trying by the present regime on down. Wonder where one gets that idea?
Err...not so fast. Just b/c you read it in a fake mag/paper doesn't mean it's completely accurate.
Victims - Hate Crime Statistics, 2008 (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2008/victims.html - broken link)
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Religious bias
Of the 1,732 victims of anti-religious hate crimes:
66.1 percent were targeted because of an offender’s anti-Jewish bias.
7.5 percent were victims because of an anti-Islamic bias.
And wait for it....
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5.1 percent were victims because of an anti-Catholic bias.
3.6 percent were victims because of an anti-Protestant bias.
Now, let's not forget, as you and Mr. Hemmingway seem to, or at least are attempting to by osmosis combine Jews w/ Christians. They are not. They are Jewish. They are both semitic. But they are not Christian.
Don't you mean surprise instead of suprise? In this case, it's not spelled as it sounds...
I see you are new to CD forum. Just a friendly note; most of us try to refrain from pointing out typos as it happens from time to time to most everyone.
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