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In reply to the discussion: Just to beat my head against a wall one more time, yes, bigotry against Islam is racism. [View all]jobycom
(49,038 posts)Let's examine each of your questions.
Christians: generally not a race since the religion has few if any unifying cultural or ethnic universals and also is generally the dominant religion of the world and most of its powers--which means Christianity isn't often in a position to be the victim in a power inequity, as racism would require. However, if you are talking about, say, a specific Christian group which has maintained an ethnic identity based on birth moreso than conversion in a non-Christian country--say the Coptics in Egypt--then yes, hatred and persecution of them could be considered racism.
Unitarians, Satanists: Same as Christians, though I know of no such example where the religion and people have been closely identified as a powerless minority for long enough to have an ethnic identity.
Taxi drivers, pizza shop owners: If you can show me how they in any way fit the descriptions given by the "paper pushers" of an ethnic group, I'll answer.
Who would you consider worthy of defining racism and race? You reject the UN and the European Commission against Racism--two groups who seem qualified to have an opinion--as well as most psychologists and sociologists. Who would you consider not a "paper pusher?"