Man punches nurse for removing wife's burqa during c-section

[riderinthestorm]

160. I read the story first in a British paper.

So whether there's more or less bigotry in the US vs anywhere else, the story is clearly to be found in virtually all newspapers including Australian ones from a quick google search. Do you think Indonesia has a great deal of anti-Muslim bigotry? Because the story's in all of their newspapers too....

It's hard to make sweeping generalizations. I'm an atheist and we are the MOST discriminated group in the US. There's huge anti-atheist sentiment here and widespread bigotry. Muslims are well within the "most trusted" groups by Americans in most polls compared to atheists.... Since I'm anti-theist completely and completely discriminated against, it's hard to say Muslims are treated any worse or better. In my view all religious groups are granted a large degree of acceptance and tolerance in this culture that should be much more secular.

I've certainly browsed the Islam/Muslim group as well as the other religious groups. I don't post in any of them as I'm sure you now know. If a post of mine appears within those categories its because I hit the thread before it was moved but in general I stay away from all of them. I grew up an evangelical christian in the most fundie area. I have volunteered in Wheaton IL for many decades which is a virtual magnet for immigrant populations because of it's huge number of aid organizations and I get any religious information first hand from people I see at the food pantry. the women's shelter, or in my ESL classes without relying on anonymous internet boards.