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In reply to the discussion: Muslims are no Different, or why Bill Maher’s blood libel is Bigotry [View all]Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)52. No, that's bollocks
"Islam" is a religion, the political system is "Sharia". Islam is no more incompatible with modern society than any other religion. Sharia is the political power part. And all the Abrahamic religions command their followers to rule.
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Muslims are no Different, or why Bill Maher’s blood libel is Bigotry [View all]
shaayecanaan
Oct 2014
OP
Not saying he didn't but I remember him constantly saying Islam is a great religion.
hardcover
Oct 2014
#10
He did mention oil. Listen again 2:14. And he didn't say that we invaded Iraq because
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#8
So, the poster who accused Greenwald of being short on facts was short on facts.
merrily
Oct 2014
#127
And now we're under the thumbs of five rightwing Catholic males on the Supreme Court.
Arugula Latte
Oct 2014
#108
And what does that make Muslims, in your view? Terrible, regressive, fucked-up bigots.
Scootaloo
Oct 2014
#15
"If your god commanded the death of homosexuals, promoted slavery and ordered genocide,"
merrily
Oct 2014
#131
actually in the old testament it does. However it is not followed by the Judeo-Christians today
still_one
Oct 2014
#177
In which book and chapter of the Old Testament does God command humans to kill homosexuals?
merrily
Oct 2014
#182
You do not know what you are talking about. That is the old testament, in the first 5 books of
still_one
Oct 2014
#186
If it were "very clear, you would have been able to provide language I could interpret
merrily
Oct 2014
#189
By whom? When the bible says people shall burn in hell, does it mean that some human is supposed
merrily
Oct 2014
#191
Bill Maher has spent far more time condemning Christianity than Islam.
Shoulders of Giants
Oct 2014
#153
As your link makes clear its not known whether they were executed for being gay.
shaayecanaan
Oct 2014
#150
Uganda did not impose a death penalty. There are 10 countries that have death penalty for gay people
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2014
#82
there is much in CHRISTIAN culture that is abhorrent and should rightfully be condemned
Prophet 451
Oct 2014
#57
I don't have a problem with Muslims. I have a problem with Islam, as I have a problem
NYC Liberal
Oct 2014
#14
I'm with affleck on this. Maher is a dipshit who needs to be pounded when he is an ass
roguevalley
Oct 2014
#35
Interesting that I don't see number of Muslims killed by Muslims in that assessment, nor do I see
still_one
Oct 2014
#179
The law, which is made by people, stops them. That means people stop them.
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2014
#147
Yes, and its the responsibility of liberals here to contest the views of bigots like Maher (nt)
shaayecanaan
Oct 2014
#124
So, I was going to craft a completely reasoned, cited and rational response to your OP
GoneOffShore
Oct 2014
#110
+1. I discovered anecdotally from my thread "how many muslims do you know"
closeupready
Oct 2014
#120
The imperialistic foreign policy of the US government and the incredibly powerful corporations...
YoungDemCA
Oct 2014
#92
Over 92% of Christian churches in America are racially segregated, whereas less than
shaayecanaan
Oct 2014
#123
Is he hoping to change Muslims with this tactic? If not, what is his objective?
merrily
Oct 2014
#132
There is no Christian organization today that is pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into
JCMach1
Oct 2014
#142
Nope, no different than any other group that uses a religion as excuse to harm and pillage others
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2014
#148
Bill Maher’s horrible excuse: Why his defense of Islamophobia just doesn’t make any sense
shaayecanaan
Oct 2014
#165
Rhinodawg was on top of the Eurabia thing as soon as they arrived at DU..
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2014
#175
Again, "blood libel" is an actual thing, not a vague thing, a real actual thing.
Bonobo
Oct 2014
#185