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Kraklen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 05:53 PM
Response to Reply #37
41. I don't think you get it.
you asked, "how come muslim leaders haven't condemned terrorism?"

to which I replied, "same reason gay leaders haven't condemned child molestation."

to which you stated, "that's bigoted!"

Get it now?
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  -Does Islam have one leader just as the Catholic religion caty  Jul-12-05 04:46 PM   #0 
  - No, there aren't really any leaders  htuttle   Jul-12-05 04:48 PM   #1 
  - I dunno about scholars  pointless   Jul-12-05 04:55 PM   #7 
     - So they study only 1 book.  uppityperson   Jul-12-05 05:03 PM   #15 
  - No, it's entirely decentralized.  Inland   Jul-12-05 04:49 PM   #2 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-12-05 04:51 PM   #3 
  - There ARE Muslim scholars who justify suicide bombings.  geek tragedy   Jul-12-05 04:53 PM   #4 
  - Define 'Muslim scholar'  htuttle   Jul-12-05 04:55 PM   #6 
  - muslims do go to college  pointless   Jul-12-05 04:58 PM   #11 
  - In the Mideast, it is not at all uncommon to find imams, religious  geek tragedy   Jul-12-05 05:03 PM   #18 
  - Not Scholars Exactly  atreides1   Jul-12-05 05:02 PM   #14 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-12-05 04:56 PM   #9 
  - So pointing out uncontroversial facts is Islamaphobic?  geek tragedy   Jul-12-05 05:02 PM   #13 
     - No. Blaming Islam for terrorism is Islamophobic.  Kraklen   Jul-12-05 05:03 PM   #16 
        - The obvious apparently needs to be explained.  geek tragedy   Jul-12-05 05:08 PM   #20 
        - I didn't see anyone blame Islam for terrorism.  Xithras   Jul-12-05 05:17 PM   #25 
           - That's the whole basis for this argument.  Kraklen   Jul-12-05 05:23 PM   #28 
              - It's a basis made on an incorrect assumption.  Xithras   Jul-12-05 05:35 PM   #33 
                 - The same applies with homosexuality and child molestation.  Kraklen   Jul-12-05 05:38 PM   #36 
                 - Thanks Xthras--I get it.  caty   Jul-12-05 06:31 PM   #46 
  - and there ARE Christians who condone violence for "abortionists"  U4ikLefty   Jul-12-05 06:41 PM   #50 
  - Regarding post #3. I cannot believe what I just read.  caty   Jul-12-05 05:05 PM   #19 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-12-05 05:08 PM   #21 
        - If you are going to post something with  caty   Jul-12-05 05:21 PM   #27 
           - Yeah, you sounded serious too.  Kraklen   Jul-12-05 05:23 PM   #29 
              - Regarding bigots.  caty   Jul-12-05 05:33 PM   #32 
                 - Then it's pretty ironic...  Kraklen   Jul-12-05 05:35 PM   #34 
                    - Only when it comes to bigots.  caty   Jul-12-05 05:40 PM   #37 
                       - I don't think you get it.  Kraklen   Jul-12-05 05:53 PM   #41 
                          - When you say the "same reason  caty   Jul-12-05 06:28 PM   #45 
                             - Yeah, but then there's things like NAMBLA.  Kraklen   Jul-12-05 06:32 PM   #47 
                                - The next time you post something that  caty   Jul-12-05 06:44 PM   #51 
                                   - I'm not being sarcastic..  Kraklen   Jul-12-05 07:01 PM   #52 
                                      - Read my first post again.  caty   Jul-12-05 07:10 PM   #53 
  - Here  ohiosmith   Jul-12-05 04:55 PM   #5 
  - As far as Muslims are concered, the only top leader is Allah.  Endangered Specie   Jul-12-05 04:56 PM   #8 
  - Or..  reBel_gyrl   Jul-12-05 04:58 PM   #10 
  - There is no such word as "Islamics"  Bridget Burke   Jul-12-05 05:03 PM   #17 
  - I live in the UK  CJCRANE   Jul-12-05 05:14 PM   #24 
  - reBel_gyrl  ayeshahaqqiqa   Jul-12-05 05:33 PM   #31 
  - Muslim Council of Great Britain statement:  CJCRANE   Jul-12-05 05:47 PM   #39 
  - Thank you CJCRANE.  reBel_gyrl   Jul-12-05 06:33 PM   #48 
  - it just seems that way, because (on-topic!) Islam doesn't have one leader  foo_bar   Jul-12-05 06:03 PM   #44 
     - Hmmm, to bad our media doesn't realize that  reBel_gyrl   Jul-12-05 06:36 PM   #49 
  - Their is no church hierarchy in Islam  atreides1   Jul-12-05 04:59 PM   #12 
  - beautiful post  ayeshahaqqiqa   Jul-12-05 05:36 PM   #35 
  - Not amongst the Sunnis, though the Shiites are more prone to  geek tragedy   Jul-12-05 05:09 PM   #22 
  - OOPS!  reBel_gyrl   Jul-12-05 05:10 PM   #23 
  - Juan Cole answers your question  BurtWorm   Jul-12-05 05:17 PM   #26 
  - Islam is not structured like the Catholic Church  ayeshahaqqiqa   Jul-12-05 05:27 PM   #30 
  - I've heard that Muslims are not allowed to criticize other Muslims  Lefty48197   Jul-12-05 05:42 PM   #38 
  - Where did you hear this?  Bridget Burke   Jul-12-05 05:48 PM   #40 
  - Yes, where'd you hear it?  Kraklen   Jul-12-05 05:54 PM   #42 
  - It's got pretty much the same moral laws  CJCRANE   Jul-12-05 06:01 PM   #43 
  - All organizations have leadership  Garfield Goose   Jul-12-05 07:16 PM   #54 
  - Caty, if you are 20 or under  Karenina   Jul-12-05 07:22 PM   #55 
  - Locking  Technowitch   Jul-12-05 07:28 PM   #56 
 

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