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cbayer

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5. Making the distinction is important, because the tendency of some to generalize

Reply to edhopper (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 07:46 PM

Jan 2013

the behavior of the fringes to the majority makes not sense to me.

Fortunately, I think we are experiencing a rebalance in this country. The religious right is losing it's pull, primarily, imo, because they feel they were used by the republican party and are backing out of politics to some extent. But also because the religious left is talking louder and more clearly.

In Islamic countries, the distinction between state and religion is much less defined, making it ripe for using religion to achieve political goals.

I agree, that that is a problem, as it gives extremists a powerful platform.

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What’s Islamophobia, and Do I Have It? [View all] cbayer Jan 2013 OP

I don't have anything against Islam edhopper Jan 2013 #1

Would you classify yourself as a *religiophobe*? cbayer Jan 2013 #2

No edhopper Jan 2013 #3

Making the distinction is important, because the tendency of some to generalize cbayer Jan 2013 #5

Where do you draw the line between "disliking X" and "being an X-ophobe?" 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #9

Cbayer, this is where you (intentionally?) confuse the issue. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #12

Today's news actually has a more important story than pushing the one unfortunate under the train: dimbear Jan 2013 #4

I agree that most Muslims would also like to see the militant, extremist wings reined in. cbayer Jan 2013 #6

There's an update to this event today. It turns out one of the women had her son with her dimbear Jan 2013 #7

Check out DU poster PanzerFaust on this topic: dimbear Jan 2013 #8

Justified Dislike MisterScruffles Jan 2013 #10

There have been extremists associated with most, if not all religions, and cbayer Jan 2013 #11

When the rest of the group empowers the extremists via implicit apathy, yes. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #13

Not exactly MisterScruffles Jan 2013 #14