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In reply to the discussion: Why the double standard with Abrahamic religion? [View all]Matrosov
(1,098 posts)The progressive criticism of Islam is no different than the progressive criticism of Christianity and Judaism. We're concerned about such things as misogyny, homophobia, and violence, all of which are permitted and sometimes even encouraged according to the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Quran.
The conservative criticism of Islam is based on Islam not being Christianity. Terror attacks are a convenient excuse for conservatives, but the real reason they despite Islam is because it's, well, different. There was also a time when conservatives didn't like Catholicism ('Idolaters who aren't real Christians') or Judaism ('They killed Jesus'), and some Republicans even couldn't get themselves to vote for Romney in 2012 for no other reason than that he's Mormon (again, not a 'real Christian')
Conservatives don't ever talk about LGBT and women's rights when criticizing Islam, because then they'd be hypocrites.