Time for atheists to take a hard look at ourselves

[Robert Prewitt]

132. No, problem, Betty...I got an example right here.

Here's a lovely post from some poster named PeaceNikki from the "What Ben Affleck Missed in the Islamophobic debate" thread of this forum. The post is dated: Sat, Oct 11, 2014, 11:41 AM: http://www.democraticunderground.com/123029392#post3

" "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" is a ridiculous simplistic notion. And wrong.

As a strong supporter of women and a secular society, Republicans are my adversaries. Organized religion is as well. Islam is generally an extreme example of misogyny, hate and violence - and injecting these horrible beliefs into governments and law. And I, for one, won't hold back on criticizing it just because the RW does.

We think it's hypocritical when the Christian RW wants to exclude Islam while pushing their agendas (and it is!), but I ALSO think it's hypocritical to defend Islam or pretend their harmful beliefs do not exist and I won't. I am well known on DU for my criticism of Pope Francis and the RCC and any other religious person or belief that is discriminatory or otherwise harmful to a secular society. I don't like any of it."

That's some lovely, open-minded bile/islamophobia aimed towards every Muslims' religion. It's the exact kind of inimical discourse that inflames violent Muslim-haters and other xenophobes looking for "others" to hate. Do you need another example?