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Originally Posted by taxwonk
I don't think the argument was or is about saying that there are some Muslims doing bad shit and teaching others that it's okay to do bad shit in the name of Allah. That is crystal clear and undisputable. What I was picking up in the discourse, and if I was misinterpreting, I'm sorry and I'll take it all back, was the suggestion that there was something inherent in Islam, unique to any other religious following, that was encouraging or nurturing that teaching.
Again, if I was reading too much into what anyone said, I'm sorry.
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I think between you and me there was a disconnect. If the conversation started with, "Why is there evidence of a significant number of muslims voicing support for crazy shit like, one deserves death if you bad-mouth the prophet?" The next step isn't Islam is flawed and muslims are bad. But why can't that question be asked and answers discussed without it morphing into conversations about a bunch of other shit?
I understand why Maher couldn't ask the question. He constantly criticizes Islam (and religion generally), has said some ignorant shit, and people are too angry to hear the question when he asks it because it seems like it's packed with all sorts of implications about muslims in general. But can't we discuss it amongst ourselves without devolving into Islam haters vs. Islam apologists?
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