Muslims are no Different, or why Bill Maher’s blood libel is Bigotry

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93. I agree and disagree.

Fundamentalism is essentially defined as the literal interpretation of a religion's holy scripture. If actually believing what your scripture says is as dangerous as it has proven to be with major Abrahamic religions, then there is an inherent flaw in those religions. So it's not just fundamentalism, it is the actual theology. It's only when these religions are interpreted in a modern and progressive way that they actually become benevolent.

I agree that Christianity *would* be every bit as bad, as it has indisputably been in the past. Fortunately we have somewhat of a handle on it, and in many industrialized nations religions seems to be falling to the wayside. The issue is that the same can't be said for a significant portion of the Muslim world, yet. That's why it's discussion worthy, IMO.

I agree that moderates within Islam bear responsibility for modernizing their religion. That is what must happen, and again, that's why trying to inhibit this discussion is, in my opinion, counter-productive. In fairness, Maher's insensitive way of approaching the subject may also be counter-productive, but I do think the controversy surrounding his words is at least somewhat attributable to a misinterpretation of what he's actually saying.