rcon_l@nce said:
Should all of the Catholic officials condemn for the Catholic extremists that have recently made the news?
They are just as wrong as the Arab officials in this sense, but of course that isn’t brought up as an argument because, as the majority, why would Catholics in this country ever admit their wrongs?
The Catholic “extremists” have been heavily condemned by high-profile Catholic leaders and religious representatives speaking to the media. From day one.
rcon_l@nce said:
And when did “the majority” refuse to condemn “the minority” and their actions?
Not a single high-profile Islam leader has condemned the actions of extremests. Not one Imam (preacher) has condemned the actions of the 9/11 hijackers. Sure they give the generic “we grieve for your loss” statement but never has their action actually been condemned. Whenever an Imam was cornered by Fox News he kept ducking the question and changing the topic.
rcon_l@nce said:
All Muslims are not terrorists and should have the ability to live and pray where they want, how they want. As the “melting pot” of the world, why do people still feel the need to label majority and minority? Can people not accept one another as equals and treat them as they would like to be treated?
That’s the thing, they already pray where they want, how they want. They do it in airports and planes, in subways and other mass transit. Whenever someone gets freaked out by their actions and report them, even when their actions warrant looking in to, the reporting person is sued for everything they own, their face is put on the cover of every newspaper, and the press labels them a racist bigot. We can now no longer report suspecious behavior at our most travelled, and most vulnerable, mass transit locations. Call me paranoid but that almost seems planned.
I’ve been in classes with Iranians, Pakistanis, and Saudis. I have no problem with them and at least on the surface they seem like decent human beings. What I do have a problem with is the en mass complacency the “mainstream” religion of Islam has towards its extremists. If a Babtist preacher discovered that one of his congregation was planning a terrorist attack, you know *edited* well he’d report it to the cops. If an Muslim Imam discovered the same, can you honestly sit there with a straight face and place your life in his hands that he’d do the same? If there’s even a shred of doubt then you sir have no right to take any form of moral high ground in this argument.
Internal monologue said:
Hmm that person looks like they’re up to something. And what’s that thing in their bag? Almost looks like it could be a gun. Hey look the metal detector he went through isn’t on. I should probably report this but I don’t want to get sued. Oh well, glad he’s not on my flight.
Answer this, if a Christian extremist group destroyed the Abraj Al Bait Towers in Mecca do you really think they’d let christians build a church in part of the ruin? That’s actually a test of how naive you are about how the world works but feel free to answer honestly.