Comments on: Anti-Defamation League Continues its Journey to Irrelevance by Embracing Ridiculous, Racist Mosque Protests

By: paullentz

paullentz — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:30:12 +0000

When you have legitimate reasons to be anti-muslim, you are a rightwing despicable bedwetter. So says the article.
Let me remind you that the only despicable persons are the one that wrote the article and most muslims.
Although I am a bit behind in my comments I would like to let you know what I read in the Pretoria News (S.Africa) yesterday!
"Taliban execute 10 who reached out"
A British doctor who was going to be married in a fortnight, was one of those killed.
An optometrist, Dr. Tom Little, leader of the group, was also murdered.
One man saved himself by reciting parts of the "holy" Qur'an. He was left but everyone else was shot!
So no more nonsense about innocent Muslims please!

By: doubtom

doubtom — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:31:23 +0000

-and you can't see the ignorance of branding the eradication of
ignorance as ignorant? There is no reason under the sun why religions
and all such mythical thinking shouldn't be eliminated, for the same
reason that we depart from our early childhood dependence on such
"feel good" myths as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. It is most
unbecoming a thinking human being to knowingly provide for the
perpetuation of ignorance. I standby what I stated. May you find
comfort in your ignorance. Have a nice day Charles.

By: Charles Fee

Charles Fee — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:35:23 +0000

Who sounds like the ignorant ass now?

By: Charles Fee

Charles Fee — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:34:03 +0000

That said, however, the Murrah Building bombing was the Pearl Harbor of our time, and to put a church in close proximity to the former federal building is, I think, insensitive and in incredibly bad taste.

See how ridiculous that sounds? You sound just as ridiculous.

By: Charles Fee

Charles Fee — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:31:09 +0000

^ This. A lot of “white” people seem to forget that it was the Muslims that preserved Greco-Roman academic knowledge. And, if I do say so myself, the artistic styles Islamic culture fostered are some of the most beautiful the world has ever seen.

By: brdman

brdman — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:12:24 +0000

What is your opinion on the usage of the term antisemitism? “A club with a nail in it to silence debate.” Just curious if you feel the same about the way this term is used.
What about Judaism? Do you consider it to be a pathological political ideology. Do most Jews read the Torah and are intimate with its true nature?
Do you find any similarities between the two term Islamophobia and Antisemitism?

By: brdman

brdman — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:04:56 +0000

I think you are misinterpreting much of the reaction to criticism of Islam. If one discusses some of the contradictions and inconsistencies with Islam and its contemporary practice, great. However when 1.5 billion people are lumped together implying that they all think and behave alike, then you will find widespread objection. I do agree that these terms racist, Islamophobic, and antisemitic which has been overused ad nauseum are counterproductive and widely misused. In these current times mainstream culture consistently portrays muslims as misogynistic, homophobic, violent, and generally backwards. Does this element exist in Islamic societies? Certainly. However these are not the defining component of the Islamic world and these issues are big problems in western societies as well. I object to the suggestion that any criticism of Islam is quickly silenced with this verbal club as you claim. I have no love for extreme interpretations of any religion, nor do I feel the the body politic and religion should be ever be combined. I am however one of those who will strongly object to any broad generalization of muslims that usually seem to accompany their critique.

By: Drclaw

Drclaw — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:05:38 +0000

its only a public affair because people are concerned about the symbolism of having something that supports a particular organization. You haven't really addressed the issue at all-why should we as a society be free to restrict the private practice of a particular activity that, in itself, does not affect other people (unless, as you have done, those other people make it their business to be concerned?)

As Q has said, even your concerns are based on extrapolations and speculations. Are we now supposed to legislate what people can and cannot do on the basis of suppositions of this kind?

I'm sorry-but what you suggest is wrong. I have real problems with religion precisely because their adherents want to tell me what I can and cannot believe, and they often want to legislate my actions so that their beliefs become the force of law. You want to do something similar, and while I agree that religion can be, and often is, a pernicious influence, I don't think using the same tactics as those used against me is something I want to do.

By: Nelliebelle1197

Nelliebelle1197 — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:24:52 +0000

And two city blocks in Manhattan is like a whole small town somewhere else.

By: doubtom

doubtom — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:24:41 +0000

go play with your god!