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Hard to say. Christian extremists are quite willing to issue death threats against abortion practitioners and such.

anamax 17y ago
> Christian extremists are quite willing to issue death threats against abortion practitioners and such. Some Christian extremists are willing to issue such threats, and pretty much all Christians are criticized as a result. (See the above for an example.) Moreover, many Christians do condemn such threats. (That doesn't fit the narrative, so it doesn't get much play and they don't get any credit, but they still keep doing it.) With Islam, not so much. (The closest we get is that the most heinous acts by folks who just happen to be named Mohammed are excused by their co-religionists with "they were provoked".) Is the difference because Christians haven't killed enough people yet? Or is it that Islam is "the other"? Or what?
- jbooth 17y ago
  Huh-wha? I mean I'm with you and everyone here as far as the censorship.. But in the United States that I'm living in, saying anything bad about "all Christians" is a consistent political death sentence. And in the United States that I lived in from 2001 to 2006 or so when people cooled off, ripping on "all arabs" or "all muslims" was practically de rigeur. EDIT: I mean, maybe if you were hanging in the most liberal of circles then the way you put it would be the case -- but definitely not in most circles in America.
  - anamax 17y ago
    > But in the United States that I'm living in, saying anything bad about "all Christians" is a consistent political death sentence. It is in some places but not others. And, the last I looked, not being electable isn't a huge burden. There are lots of things that make one unelectable in one jurisdiction or another. Do you really think that that's comparable?
- asdflkj 17y ago
  The difference is that the majority in USA are Christians. Incidentally, Christians killed people, like John Lennon.
  - anamax 17y ago
    > Incidentally, Christians killed people, like John Lennon. And white people killed John Lennon. And Hawaiians killed John Lennon. And men killed John Lennon. And people wearing pants killed John Lennon. And obsessed stalkers killed John Lennon. And no one gives any of those groups the sort of pass that Islam gets.
    - asdflkj 17y ago
      Obviously, I meant Christianity was a reason John Lennon died. Pants weren't.

> Christian extremists are quite willing to issue death threats against abortion practitioners and such. Some Christian extremists are willing to issue such threats, and pretty much all Christians are criticized as a result. (See the above for an example.) Moreover, many Christians do condemn such threats. (That doesn't fit the narrative, so it doesn't get much play and they don't get any credit, but they still keep doing it.) With Islam, not so much. (The closest we get is that the most heinous acts by folks who just happen to be named Mohammed are excused by their co-religionists with "they were provoked".) Is the difference because Christians haven't killed enough people yet? Or is it that Islam is "the other"? Or what?

jbooth 17y ago
Huh-wha? I mean I'm with you and everyone here as far as the censorship.. But in the United States that I'm living in, saying anything bad about "all Christians" is a consistent political death sentence. And in the United States that I lived in from 2001 to 2006 or so when people cooled off, ripping on "all arabs" or "all muslims" was practically de rigeur. EDIT: I mean, maybe if you were hanging in the most liberal of circles then the way you put it would be the case -- but definitely not in most circles in America.
- anamax 17y ago
  > But in the United States that I'm living in, saying anything bad about "all Christians" is a consistent political death sentence. It is in some places but not others. And, the last I looked, not being electable isn't a huge burden. There are lots of things that make one unelectable in one jurisdiction or another. Do you really think that that's comparable?
asdflkj 17y ago
The difference is that the majority in USA are Christians. Incidentally, Christians killed people, like John Lennon.
- anamax 17y ago
  > Incidentally, Christians killed people, like John Lennon. And white people killed John Lennon. And Hawaiians killed John Lennon. And men killed John Lennon. And people wearing pants killed John Lennon. And obsessed stalkers killed John Lennon. And no one gives any of those groups the sort of pass that Islam gets.
  - asdflkj 17y ago
    Obviously, I meant Christianity was a reason John Lennon died. Pants weren't.