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passiveporcupine

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38. You "hope" it would be the same?

Fri Dec 11, 2015, 01:00 AM

Dec 2015

Do you have any idea how many peaceful Muslims live in the US? And how small a number of the Muslim population in the US have ever been involved in terrorism or radical Islam.

I think it is pretty much a given that the Muslims in the US have long ignored the parts of the Quran that don't represent them. Just like the majority of Christians have put aside the parts of the Bible that promote cruelty and death, because it no longer represents them.

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Muslim anti-radicalism activist detained in Texas because airline passengers thought he looked scary [View all] Photographer Dec 2015 OP

I guess it is time for patriots to stand up and say no, we wont randys1 Dec 2015 #1

Good on you. Photographer Dec 2015 #2

�I�m not your enemy." Except that's it, he is the enemy of not one, but two sides to this conflict ck4829 Dec 2015 #3

"Daesh and Al Qaeda will freely admit that Islam is not about peace." Photographer Dec 2015 #7

There are far more violent than peaceful verses in the Quran Yorktown Dec 2015 #24

Have you read the Bible? marmar Dec 2015 #25

I know. And? I was answering a claim Islam is about peace. It's not. Yorktown Dec 2015 #27

Islam is whatever Muslims and those who see Islam decide what it is about ck4829 Dec 2015 #29

You sum up perfectly two problems of the different religions Yorktown Dec 2015 #30

You're going to get contradictions when you get multiple versions, multiple authors, ck4829 Dec 2015 #31

What goes unsaid is that Islam is peace for Muslims Yorktown Dec 2015 #32

I would say the same of Christianity and the Bible passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #36

People (believers, preachers) evolve, not the 'holy' books Yorktown Dec 2015 #37

You "hope" it would be the same? passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #38

No, a far too large minority of Muslims in the US adhere to violent literalism Yorktown Dec 2015 #39

Are you sure you are in the right forum? passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #40

Lots of other data checks out with the CSP study Yorktown Dec 2015 #41

You're on a mission here and I don't want to play your game any more passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #42

Please check my many posts criticising Christianity Yorktown Dec 2015 #43

Big flub on my part, "they think" that Islam is not about peace ck4829 Dec 2015 #26

Wrong wrong wrong! Daesh and Al Qaeda do not speak for Islam. Ali is a better spokesperson Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #21

I'm sorry, I said it totally wrong ck4829 Dec 2015 #23

Is irony the word for this or would this be situational irony? craigmatic Dec 2015 #4

It is so embarrasing that this is happening uppityperson Dec 2015 #5

Meanwhile these guys are A O K 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #6

This is at a US airport? maveric Dec 2015 #8

Perfectly legal outside the secured zone. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #16

One of Those Picture Is A Midway In Chicago ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #28

Check your local laws. They do vary. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #35

actually they are not okay. They should not be allowed to carry weapons like that. patsimp Dec 2015 #11

Home of the brave my ass. K&R. nt awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #9

Ain't that the truth. Amen BlueJazz Dec 2015 #18

i guess all the shootings around the world have people on edge and concerned about their safety patsimp Dec 2015 #10

That, in no way, excuses such behaviour. Photographer Dec 2015 #13

it explains it - and i'm not sure how someone is going to differentiate between behaviors patsimp Dec 2015 #14

The argument of those who would steal away liberties rpannier Dec 2015 #20

the liberties are being taken away by islamic terrorists who have made air travel and everything patsimp Dec 2015 #34

what about thinking Americans vs gun humping idiots right here? Skittles Dec 2015 #44

These people in the photos are not concerned asbout their safety. pangaia Dec 2015 #17

And Hitler was just trying to protect Germany. jtuck004 Dec 2015 #33

somehow the Right will spin this into a positive - "vigilance by all can save lives" NoMoreRepugs Dec 2015 #12

Thais so weird. TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2015 #15

It's possible that the 'concerned' passengers were not Texans rpannier Dec 2015 #19

Upon closer reading, you're correct TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2015 #22

Been there, done that, in the same airport even! Dustlawyer Dec 2015 #45