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In reply to the discussion: Many Liberals Defend Islam the Way Conservatives Defend Guns [View all]Behind the Aegis
(53,951 posts)However, I also understand what some others are saying in that it isn't so much about defending Muslims as it is defending Islam. The former are people, the latter, of course, is a philosophy, an idea.
As a side note, crimes against Jews were 625 (60% of all crimes against religious groups))/599 (59%) (2013/2014) and hate crimes increased against "Anti-Atheism/Agnosticism/etc" from 7/11 and it also rose against "Anti-Multiple Religions, Group". Also, crimes against Transgender people 23/58! Hate crimes are sometimes a mystery, sometimes not. No matter the target, they should always be condemned and confronted.
ETA: Here is the newest FBI stats (it's actually not linked at the site yet) https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2014/home and 2013: https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2013