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whatthehey

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1. It's a religion of peace you know.

Thu Sep 1, 2016, 11:01 AM

Sep 2016

But the vast majority of Muslims aren't like that, thankfully, as DU always says. There in the nation that gave the world the origin of the faith and its holiest places we can confidently expect a huge outcry from gentle loving tolerant Muslims condemning the tiny minority who think barbaric torture is an apt response to disagreement.

Just you wait and see. They'll show their true colors. Trust me.

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Saudi Arabia sentences man to 10 years and 2,000 lashes for saying he is an atheist [View all] Calculating Sep 2016 OP

It's a religion of peace you know. whatthehey Sep 2016 #1

Lacking objective evidence, we often resort to cowering behind sarcasm LanternWaste Sep 2016 #9

You can call it cowering all you want leftynyc Sep 2016 #12

Yup. nt clarice Sep 2016 #26

Agree get the red out Sep 2016 #52

I think we have darn good objective evidence of Saudi attitudes. Exhibit ZZTYGA being this very OP whatthehey Sep 2016 #14

Is there something about the particular group in question that you find common cause with?nt clarice Sep 2016 #25

what objectivity do you need to acccept that lashing someone for free thinking is wrong? patsimp Sep 2016 #40

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition Cicada Sep 2016 #32

You have to go back 500 years to find some equivalency in your mind... former9thward Sep 2016 #57

kick patsimp Sep 2016 #41

The House of Saud are Wahabbis JonLP24 Sep 2016 #51

This is what Ben Affleck defended with his accusations of bigotry to Bill Maher and Sam Harris. Marr Sep 2016 #2

Because it's 10,000 miles away, whereas a conservative he MIGHT be construed Dreamer Tatum Sep 2016 #3

Saudi Arabia doesn't equal all Muslims. nt killbotfactory Sep 2016 #5

No of course it doesn't. trotsky Sep 2016 #7

And we in the west have teamed up with them to overthrow more secular arab nations killbotfactory Sep 2016 #21

Please let me know if you'd like to address what I said. n/t trotsky Sep 2016 #22

Saudi Arabia represents a faction of Islam. killbotfactory Sep 2016 #24

Nonetheless, it's a faction of Islam. trotsky Sep 2016 #34

Islam itself is a faction of the Abrahamic religions. killbotfactory Sep 2016 #36

I'm not letting any of them off the hook. trotsky Sep 2016 #38

No, but it is something of a Mecca for Muslims. Dr. Strange Sep 2016 #13

good one maxsolomon Sep 2016 #17

Bravo citood Sep 2016 #54

But it very much equals a country run by Muslims for Islam. whatthehey Sep 2016 #15

If fundamentalist Christians had their way, our country wouldn't be any better. nt killbotfactory Sep 2016 #20

True, but a smaller percentage than want this in Saudi Arabia, thank Vishnu whatthehey Sep 2016 #23

I keep hearing that leftynyc Sep 2016 #28

I grew up in a fundamentalist christian religion. killbotfactory Sep 2016 #30

There is only one reason leftynyc Sep 2016 #31

We are not "protecting" islam, we are protecting the people who follow the religion killbotfactory Sep 2016 #35

Then why the need leftynyc Sep 2016 #39

It's not "we", it's fundamentalist religions of any stripe. killbotfactory Sep 2016 #42

Are you kidding me? leftynyc Sep 2016 #45

Do you distinguish between Muslims in the US and Muslims in the ME? killbotfactory Sep 2016 #47

Don't even think of condescending to me leftynyc Sep 2016 #48

Believe it or not I'm considering what you've said. killbotfactory Sep 2016 #50

I am not a fan of Affleck's form of Liberalism. Oneironaut Sep 2016 #10

Who cares if his ancestor owned slaves? Calculating Sep 2016 #18

That's exactly my point. Oneironaut Sep 2016 #33

Well put Calculating Sep 2016 #16

criticism or questions are not tolerated on DU on this topic. patsimp Sep 2016 #43

Hmm. Plenty of evangelical phylny Sep 2016 #46

This sort of 'yeah, but we suck, too' isn't helpful in the slightest. Marr Sep 2016 #49

I had hoped that since they were persecuting a man in this case get the red out Sep 2016 #53

I'm sure that many people here will condemn it. Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2016 #4

No name given. No court specified. No location provided. No date for event. struggle4progress Sep 2016 #6

It looked like an old story, recycled, to me also Warpy Sep 2016 #29

From February, I think - here's the AP story: muriel_volestrangler Sep 2016 #37

Is this an Islamic doctrine or not? Taitertots Sep 2016 #8

good question. patsimp Sep 2016 #44

Islamic doctrine would be to execute him. Marr Sep 2016 #56

Now now, we are supposed to respect them because they had a hell of a civilization while Europe CBGLuthier Sep 2016 #11

Thank God for the first amendment! Initech Sep 2016 #19

This is why they... Mike Nelson Sep 2016 #27

Donald from Dumbfuckistan will sort them out quick smart BSdetect Sep 2016 #55