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In reply to the discussion: I continue to wonder why progressives are so protective of Islam [View all]WillyT
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I continue to wonder why progressives are so protective of Islam [View all]
bluestateguy
Jan 2015
OP
And what is calling the Catholic religion "one of the most offensive organizations that has ever existed"?
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#8
And you would probably not have added a rec to a post calling a Muslim cleric a "son of a bitch".
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#22
Trumad appears to be standing by his "Pope Francis is a son of a bitch" thread. (nt)
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#275
It's amazing how folks here think the only way to access old DU posts is to "catalog"
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#278
If we love people, free will and free speech we should be equally protective of all people,
pnwmom
Jan 2015
#277
brilliant point, pnwmom. I abhor all of it. I think people hate the thing they were/are and the
roguevalley
Jan 2015
#338
That's because the question is mis-stated, the question is why progressives support
bemildred
Jan 2015
#7
Because we're aware of what happens when an entire class of people is demonized
Scootaloo
Jan 2015
#13
I always think it's media induced. Or RWNJ induced. To create discord and steal power.
freshwest
Jan 2015
#189
Some of my best friends are from Muslim cultures, and my teacher was traumatized by terrorists
cascadiance
Jan 2015
#164
thank for being a voice of reason - today much of DU might as well be Stormfront
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2015
#214
Thank you. This makes sense. None of us condone what happened in France but it was three men
jwirr
Jan 2015
#264
Yes, parts of Islamic texts are a bit over the top, but so are parts of the bible too...
cascadiance
Jan 2015
#345
I'm an agnostic because I really can't swallow a whole religion's "teachings" as "truth"...
cascadiance
Jan 2015
#373
Exactly, and each Muslim bashing (for lack of a better word) post or thread lumps all Muslims
randys1
Jan 2015
#328
A lot of progressives can't shit on Catholicism fast enough every chance they get.
Throd
Jan 2015
#37
And this thread demonstrates a lot of "progressives" can't shit on Muslims fast enough.
jeff47
Jan 2015
#38
Then you better eat a lot of fiber. 'Cause you won't only be shitting on Muslims. (nt)
jeff47
Jan 2015
#41
LOL. I missed that when I read the alert. If that's the case, it makes it even more pathetic n/t
Violet_Crumble
Jan 2015
#195
I really appreciate when jury members take the time to give an explanation. eom
grossproffit
Jan 2015
#222
Boy, you fled for cover quickly after your example was quickly picked apart
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Jan 2015
#326
Plenty of people have been killed for being gay or an adulterer by non-Muslims.
hrmjustin
Jan 2015
#167
I can attest to the truth of what you write based on my personal experiences
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#187
I've been a Christian all of my life and I've never heard anyone say that.
Red State Rebel
Jan 2015
#282
Yes, it was only this one time, but it frankly scared the shit out of me. A little more of the
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#290
That's my experience if you leave off the Evangelical and substitute Unitarian.
amandabeech
Jan 2015
#369
Knock yourself out, I'm an atheist. I'm against all violent ideologies, religious and secular.
Throd
Jan 2015
#44
There's supposed to be some population threshold that has to be reached...
Humanist_Activist
Jan 2015
#145
The problem is that atheism, as a group, worldwide, isn't a minuscule minority...
Humanist_Activist
Jan 2015
#316
Believe it or not, there are more countries in the world than the US and the Middle East.
jeff47
Jan 2015
#93
That doesn't make sense, would Proposition 8 in California have passed without...
Humanist_Activist
Jan 2015
#362
When an OP on DU calling the Catholic Church "the Mafia on Steroids" gets 134 recs
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#96
No, I am not opining on the merits of Trumad's "Pope Francis is a bigoted son of a bitch" thread.
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#102
Sorry. When you said "I continue to wonder why progressives are so protective of Catholics"
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#118
Yep, I am going to paraphrase and post on Facebook because this is how I feel. nt
stevenleser
Jan 2015
#256
Yes, if you are willing to dimiss the hundreds of illegal Israeli settlements
closeupready
Jan 2015
#113
Ummm... if the Anglican Church had suddenly decided to accept transubstantiation,
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#97
Guess you could ask why they are protective of any dumbass religion that promotes oppression
whatchamacallit
Jan 2015
#50
my atheist daughter is dating a Jewish boy. He isn't really religious but he went to a museum and
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2015
#56
What does 'protective of Islam' mean? It is, after all, one of the 3 great branches of the
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#70
I can see why Muslims would find that insulting, but killing 12 people because of that?
randys1
Jan 2015
#331
so yes...i know who goes on my jury blacklist...just so you know, I would NEVER do that
randys1
Jan 2015
#333
I am not protective but I am not willing to throw all Muslims under the bus because some have
hrmjustin
Jan 2015
#81
Do you believe that all the Muslims in the world will be rounded up and killed?
SlimJimmy
Jan 2015
#126
Maybe not all in the world. But all in Europe and the UK...a real possibility.
Ken Burch
Jan 2015
#211
I think you will find a good percentage of folks on DU not giving anyone a free pass, especially if
still_one
Jan 2015
#133
True progressives stand against any type of terrorists - Remember Oklahoma City?
dem in texas
Jan 2015
#140
I'm sorry to hear about your cousin. I tried my best to stop the madness both
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2015
#190
this is a ridiculously bigoted and ignorant post and i have no idea how it survived a jury
unblock
Jan 2015
#184
Apparently it's perfectly acceptable to write religious bigoted posts on GD. What's not
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2015
#194
Female Muslims in Western countries enjoy a lot of freedom, and those who live in
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2015
#201
Religions do change over time. That is one of the things that fundamentalists try to fight, but it
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2015
#206
262 replies (including 11 from Trumad), 39 recs, and only one hidden post.....
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#223
And calling the Catholic church "the Mafia on steroids" and the Pope "a son of a bitch"
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#234
"Mafia on steroids"? Slurring an entire religion as an organized crime organization? (nt)
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#242
You did not use the phrase "a few" or the word "some" in your "Mafia on steroids" post (nt)
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#250
Are you stunned that Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Kucinich, and the Kennedys,
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#262
"They are sexist, homophobic, anti-Semitic, pro-theocracy and anti-free speech"
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#327
Well, the text of your post says it: Islam IS the problem (other religions too)
Albertoo
Jan 2015
#341
it's trendy now - awhile it go it wasn't so trendy - Their liberalism and their progressivism
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2015
#313
Agree. It's weird. DU (and plenty of other liberals) get so strange about Islam.
PeaceNikki
Jan 2015
#317
I think you are mistaking the American left rejecting the demonizing of millions of
karynnj
Jan 2015
#363