Many Liberals Defend Islam the Way Conservatives Defend Guns

[whatthehey]

89. Again, Bullshit

Many of us criticize all religious extremism, bigotry and intolerance.

Do we do it to Xianity most? In the US sure, but for obvious reasons. Muslim wackos are only likely to affect me in the extremely remote tiny probability that I am at the scene of their next bombing. Jewish wackos are only likely to affect me if they refuse to sit next to a woman on my flight and insist I change seats. Xian wackos however are the ones that pass laws and enforce norms that affect me in the US every day. It's only Xian wackos who have ever threatened me or assaulted me for being an open atheist. But I don't live in Bangladesh, where it would be Muslim wackos.

I once attended a fascinating talk by an atheist leader from India. His life's work is debunking the magical nonsense claims of Hinduism and the myriad sub-cults. He didn't spend any of the talk worrying about abortion or Prop 8, for exactly the reason I don't generally spend any time talking about fake weeping statues (with hidden plumbing) in Indian temples. We discuss what affects us, and usually only comment on religious la-la-land idiocy that does not affect us in general terms.