[quote][i]Originally posted by hutter[/i]
<br>The problem is that many folks tend to think of muslims as normal, rational human beings who only desire parity with the global community. That is not the case at all. Their reason for being, and understanding of good and evil is based solely on their faith, and not on civil law, which most westerners simply cannot relate to at all. We are viewed by the true belivers of Islam through the prism of death or assimilation. Period.
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I respectfully disagree. the majority of "normal" muslims are rational. It's the fundamentalists--the ones most likely to lean toward terrorism or terrorist-type activities--that give them all a bad name. From the time I spent in the Middle East (archeological digs in Jordan and a bit in Lebanon), I found them to be generally "normal" and rational indeed. Every society has their fundamentalists, however, that threaten to speak for all its citizens. We need to keep this in mind.
[quote][i]Originally posted by beatschool[/i]
<br>I have a huge problem with Islam and its retarded subjugation of women and truth, but I have that problem with EVERY religion. My stance is not relative to who I am criticizing. The Christian Right in the US would be every bit as evil as the Moslem fundys if they were allowed to be.[/quote]
Yes. Altho I was just saying that most muslims are "normal" (whatever that means), this is, unfortunately, true. I share this problem too--"retarded subjugation of women and truth" indeed.
