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

[Matrosov]

135. I wish fellow progressives would stop..

..defending Islam because of their hatred for Christianity. Every time someone criticizes Islam, too many progressives are quick to bring up Christian offenses from hundreds of years ago.

Religious extremism is always wrong. The major difference is that Christian extremism in Christian countries has for the most part been relegated to the legislatures, where it is fighting a losing battle at that. Islamic extremism is standard practice in many Muslim countries.

When was the last time Christians set out to deliberate kill thousands of innocents in the name of God? (Al Qaeda, Saudi Arabia)
When was the last time Christians executed people for not being Christian enough? (ISIS, Iraq and Syria)
In which Christian country are gays executed for being gay? (Iran)
In which Christian country are women treated as mere property, to be covered up and kept at home? (Saudi Arabia)
In which Christian country do girls have their genitals mutilated without anesthesia? (Egypt, Mali)
In which Christian country are underage girls, as young as eight, sold off to middle aged men to marry? (Yemen)
In which Christian country can a married rape victim be stoned to death for adultery? (Somalia, Sudan)

What disturbs me most is the Islamic war again women, which makes the Christian war on women look like a harmless play fight, yet many progressives look the other way or excuse these things are isolated cultural phenoma. Are we not feminists?

It is 100% true that not all Muslims are like that, particularly in many Western countries, and Islamic culture made many positive contributions to society in the past (Algebra, preserving ancient Greek and Roman texts, among many others) but to ignore the evils of Islam in predominantly Muslim countries today is like saying the Confederate States were not racist because not all people living in the CSA believed in slavery.