Atheist: Okay to Disparage Christians, But Islam Off-Limits Because of ‘Fear’

[Delta4Embassy]

It's so refreshing to finally see someone from the left tell the unvarnished truth.

Atheist: Okay to Disparage Christians, But Islam Off-Limits Because of ‘Fear’

(CNSNews.com) – An atheist professor said Tuesday that it’s acceptable to criticize Christians but not Muslims, because he does not “fear” retaliation from Christians.

“I know what keeps me from critiquing Islam on my blog is just fear,” Phil Zuckerman said at a discussion on religious liberty at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. “I’ve got three kids.

“So I know I can say anything about Christianity or Mormonism, and I’m not living in fear, which is a testament to Christianity and Mormonism, and that’s wonderful. Thank you,” said Zuckerman, who is a self-described atheist and professor of secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif.

Zuckerman was a panelist at the discussion as part of Georgetown University’s Religious Freedom Project at its Berkley Center.

Kirsten Powers, a Democratic pundit, recent convert to Catholicism and author of the book “How the Left Is Killing Free Speech,” said at the event that she does not understand why Muslims can oppose same-sex marriage and not be targeted by the Left for it, but calling out Christians for their beliefs is acceptable.

Powers cited the hidden video recordings made earlier this year by Steven Crowder, who asked Muslim bakers in Michigan if they would bake a cake for a same-sex wedding and they refused.

“If these had been Christian bakeries, it would have been on the front page of the New York Times, so I’m wondering why we’re able to have this amicable, disagreement with Muslims for having this view,” Powers said. “Why are we not able to do that with Christians?

“I absolutely agree with you,” Zuckerman said.

“I absolutely agree that it is okay for those on the left to critique, mock, deride Christianity, but Islam gets a free pass, which is so strange, because if you care about women’s rights, if you care about human rights, if you care about gay rights, then really Islam is much more problematic – sorry to paint Islam with a huge brush – and much more devastating,” he said.

“As an atheist – where on planet Earth is the death penalty meted out to atheists?” Zuckerman said. “It’s only in, I think, 24 Muslim countries.

“Where have human rights flourished the most? In Christian nations,” he said.

“I see Christianity as a great friend of secular culture,” Zuckerman said. “I see Islam as much more of a threat, much more debilitating. I’m not talking about Muslim individuals that I happen to sit next to on an airplane or are my neighbors. I’m talking about doctrines and those that have the power to enforce those doctrines in the form of Sharia law.”

Zuckerman mentioned comedian Bill Maher, actor Ben Affleck and atheist and author Sam Harris and the reaction to their remarks about Islam.

“I would say two things,” Zuckerman said. “I know what keeps me from critiquing Islam on my blog is just fear.

“I’ve got three kids,” he said. “So I know I can say anything about Christianity or Mormonism, and I’m not living in fear, which is a testament to Christianity and Mormonism, and that’s wonderful. Thank you.

“I would never write the same kind of stuff that I do about certain religions – Judaism, Christianity, LDS, whatever – as I would about Islam – just straight up fear,” Zuckerman said.

Additionally, as I tried to make the point of in the thread about it, it's just the Muslim countries who can't be bothered to make laws against child pornography. Can read about it here:

- Despite Increase in Global Child Protection Laws Many Countries Still Do Not Consider Child Pornography A Crime

" These 53 countries currently have no law on child pornography:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, St. Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Yemen, and Zimbabwe."

While many of those nations are Muslim, many are not.

Your statement appears to be inaccurate.

More accurate than inaccurate.

Not really. Likely less than half of those are Muslim nations.

Just as Christianity is anti-sex because it's main figures were (by all official accounts) celibate, Islam is pro child marriage and child sexual abuse because its central figure married a 6 year-old.

 

[IsaacNewton]

I'm still waiting for kristians in the US to admit they aren't followers of Christ. They pretend to be, but they aren't.

Just admit it and get it out in the open. You are only lying to yourselves.

Are you God, to know the hearts of others? Your comment only proves that you are a judgmental hypocrite. You worry about yourself. God holds my future in His hands. I have His promise. That's good enough for me.

Right, so you can call yourself a kristian and then do whatever you want and 'god' has no problem with it, you're still in.

Many kristians in the US worship the rich and spit on the poor, this is anti-Christ. The opposite of what Jesus Christ did. If you don't follow him in his example you aren't a Christian, you are just a fan. End the hypocrisy.

 

[Jantje_Smit]

Right, so you can call yourself a kristian and then do whatever you want and 'god' has no problem with it, you're still in.

Many kristians in the US worship the rich and spit on the poor, this is anti-Christ. The opposite of what Jesus Christ did. If you don't follow him in his example you aren't a Christian, you are just a fan. End the hypocrisy.

It isn't hypocrisy, you simply don't understand the true message of Jesus. See, in reality Jesus didn't preach love and forgiveness or taking care of the sick and the poor. What he truly wanted is more guns (well, spears and swords), tax cuts for the rich, traditional marriage etc. And if Mohammed had been around in his time, Jesus would have killed him himself. He actually was the first tea cultist in history but 2,000 years of liberal propaganda have distorded his message beyond recognition.

 

[amrchaos]

I think the author of the article is saying that some atheist do not criticize Islam because of fear of Islam.

He does not say all atheist, since he name a few noted atheist that has made scathing remarks about Islam and still do. But he is talking about the few who refuse to.

Unfortunately, I do not know of any atheist that criticize Christianity but refuse t criticize Islam. Who are these "christian-phobes"? He do understand these people are probably in the closet Christians themselves!

 

[LordBrownTrout]

This is no suprise that most atheists are terrified to speak against muslims because of fear of retaliation.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Right, so you can call yourself a kristian and then do whatever you want and 'god' has no problem with it, you're still in.

Many kristians in the US worship the rich and spit on the poor, this is anti-Christ. The opposite of what Jesus Christ did. If you don't follow him in his example you aren't a Christian, you are just a fan. End the hypocrisy.

It isn't hypocrisy, you simply don't understand the true message of Jesus. See, in reality Jesus didn't preach love and forgiveness or taking care of the sick and the poor. What he truly wanted is more guns (well, spears and swords), tax cuts for the rich, traditional marriage etc. And if Mohammed had been around in his time, Jesus would have killed him himself. He actually was the first tea cultist in history but 2,000 years of liberal propaganda have distorded his message beyond recognition.

Jesus taught peace and love. Mohammed ruled by the sword and vengeance.

 

[Seawytch]

"Powers cited the hidden video recordings made earlier this year by Steven Crowder, who asked Muslim bakers in Michigan if they would bake a cake for a same-sex wedding and they refused."

Wrong.

This fails as a false comparison fallacy, exhibiting ignorance of public accommodations laws and how those laws differ from state to state.

Unlike Oregon, Michigan public accommodations laws have no provision for sexual orientation, where private business owners are at liberty to discriminate against gay patrons.

Consequently, the thread premise that Muslims and Christians are being treated 'differently' fails; the Muslim business owners weren't subject to a lawsuit having nothing to do with 'fear' or 'religion' – if Muslims business owners in Oregon were to discriminate against a gay patron, they'd be just as liable for damages as a Christian owned business.

Except Muslims murder gays...

Please list all the gays murdered by Muslims in the United States.

 

[Seawytch]

Right, so you can call yourself a kristian and then do whatever you want and 'god' has no problem with it, you're still in.

Many kristians in the US worship the rich and spit on the poor, this is anti-Christ. The opposite of what Jesus Christ did. If you don't follow him in his example you aren't a Christian, you are just a fan. End the hypocrisy.

It isn't hypocrisy, you simply don't understand the true message of Jesus. See, in reality Jesus didn't preach love and forgiveness or taking care of the sick and the poor. What he truly wanted is more guns (well, spears and swords), tax cuts for the rich, traditional marriage etc. And if Mohammed had been around in his time, Jesus would have killed him himself. He actually was the first tea cultist in history but 2,000 years of liberal propaganda have distorded his message beyond recognition.

Jesus taught peace and love. Mohammed ruled by the sword and vengeance.

“I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence. (Luke 19:26-27)

“..Take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus does He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.” (al-An’am 6:151)

 

[Rustic]

Right, so you can call yourself a kristian and then do whatever you want and 'god' has no problem with it, you're still in.

Many kristians in the US worship the rich and spit on the poor, this is anti-Christ. The opposite of what Jesus Christ did. If you don't follow him in his example you aren't a Christian, you are just a fan. End the hypocrisy.

It isn't hypocrisy, you simply don't understand the true message of Jesus. See, in reality Jesus didn't preach love and forgiveness or taking care of the sick and the poor. What he truly wanted is more guns (well, spears and swords), tax cuts for the rich, traditional marriage etc. And if Mohammed had been around in his time, Jesus would have killed him himself. He actually was the first tea cultist in history but 2,000 years of liberal propaganda have distorded his message beyond recognition.

Jesus taught peace and love. Mohammed ruled by the sword and vengeance.

“I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence. (Luke 19:26-27)

“..Take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus does He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.” (al-An’am 6:151)

Deflection noted

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Right, so you can call yourself a kristian and then do whatever you want and 'god' has no problem with it, you're still in.

Many kristians in the US worship the rich and spit on the poor, this is anti-Christ. The opposite of what Jesus Christ did. If you don't follow him in his example you aren't a Christian, you are just a fan. End the hypocrisy.

It isn't hypocrisy, you simply don't understand the true message of Jesus. See, in reality Jesus didn't preach love and forgiveness or taking care of the sick and the poor. What he truly wanted is more guns (well, spears and swords), tax cuts for the rich, traditional marriage etc. And if Mohammed had been around in his time, Jesus would have killed him himself. He actually was the first tea cultist in history but 2,000 years of liberal propaganda have distorded his message beyond recognition.

Jesus taught peace and love. Mohammed ruled by the sword and vengeance.

“I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence. (Luke 19:26-27)

“..Take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus does He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.” (al-An’am 6:151)

Lol. You thought you had something. That was a parable in which Jesus was referencing the Romans sacking Jerusalem. You would know that if you read ahead to verses 41-44. In your haste of trying to show Mohammed as good, you failed tremendously.

 

[the_human_being]

Many atheists are gay or lesbian. They do fear the Islamists because the Islamist hate gays and lesbians and would cut off their heads.

Islam and Homosexuality - WikiIslam

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Muslims hang them off bridges in the middle east.

 

[Rustic]

I'm still waiting for kristians in the US to admit they aren't followers of Christ. They pretend to be, but they aren't.

Just admit it and get it out in the open. You are only lying to yourselves.

Brilliant!!!

 

[Rustic]

It's so refreshing to finally see someone from the left tell the unvarnished truth.

Atheist: Okay to Disparage Christians, But Islam Off-Limits Because of ‘Fear’

(CNSNews.com) – An atheist professor said Tuesday that it’s acceptable to criticize Christians but not Muslims, because he does not “fear” retaliation from Christians.

“I know what keeps me from critiquing Islam on my blog is just fear,” Phil Zuckerman said at a discussion on religious liberty at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. “I’ve got three kids.

“So I know I can say anything about Christianity or Mormonism, and I’m not living in fear, which is a testament to Christianity and Mormonism, and that’s wonderful. Thank you,” said Zuckerman, who is a self-described atheist and professor of secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif.

Zuckerman was a panelist at the discussion as part of Georgetown University’s Religious Freedom Project at its Berkley Center.

Kirsten Powers, a Democratic pundit, recent convert to Catholicism and author of the book “How the Left Is Killing Free Speech,” said at the event that she does not understand why Muslims can oppose same-sex marriage and not be targeted by the Left for it, but calling out Christians for their beliefs is acceptable.

Powers cited the hidden video recordings made earlier this year by Steven Crowder, who asked Muslim bakers in Michigan if they would bake a cake for a same-sex wedding and they refused.

“If these had been Christian bakeries, it would have been on the front page of the New York Times, so I’m wondering why we’re able to have this amicable, disagreement with Muslims for having this view,” Powers said. “Why are we not able to do that with Christians?

“I absolutely agree with you,” Zuckerman said.

“I absolutely agree that it is okay for those on the left to critique, mock, deride Christianity, but Islam gets a free pass, which is so strange, because if you care about women’s rights, if you care about human rights, if you care about gay rights, then really Islam is much more problematic – sorry to paint Islam with a huge brush – and much more devastating,” he said.

“As an atheist – where on planet Earth is the death penalty meted out to atheists?” Zuckerman said. “It’s only in, I think, 24 Muslim countries.

“Where have human rights flourished the most? In Christian nations,” he said.

“I see Christianity as a great friend of secular culture,” Zuckerman said. “I see Islam as much more of a threat, much more debilitating. I’m not talking about Muslim individuals that I happen to sit next to on an airplane or are my neighbors. I’m talking about doctrines and those that have the power to enforce those doctrines in the form of Sharia law.”

Zuckerman mentioned comedian Bill Maher, actor Ben Affleck and atheist and author Sam Harris and the reaction to their remarks about Islam.

“I would say two things,” Zuckerman said. “I know what keeps me from critiquing Islam on my blog is just fear.

“I’ve got three kids,” he said. “So I know I can say anything about Christianity or Mormonism, and I’m not living in fear, which is a testament to Christianity and Mormonism, and that’s wonderful. Thank you.

“I would never write the same kind of stuff that I do about certain religions – Judaism, Christianity, LDS, whatever – as I would about Islam – just straight up fear,” Zuckerman said.

Keep in mind that Christians and Muslims hold many of the same beliefs. And whenever an atheist opposes a Christian belief, it always turns out that they're also opposing a Muslim belief.

Your ignorance is unbelievable. Islam and Christianity are complete opposites. The fact that you believe otherwise just shows that you are intellectually lazy, or just plain lying.

I'd say they're pretty similar.

Why? Firstly any religion is based on who interprets it. Christianity has many sects, as does Islam.

Secondly Christians do as much damage as Muslims. Bush is a Christian, look at the damage he did to the world.

There are plenty of differences, it's like having a house with rooms of different colors though.

Deflection noted

 

[Rustic]

It's so refreshing to finally see someone from the left tell the unvarnished truth.

Atheist: Okay to Disparage Christians, But Islam Off-Limits Because of ‘Fear’

(CNSNews.com) – An atheist professor said Tuesday that it’s acceptable to criticize Christians but not Muslims, because he does not “fear” retaliation from Christians.

“I know what keeps me from critiquing Islam on my blog is just fear,” Phil Zuckerman said at a discussion on religious liberty at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. “I’ve got three kids.

“So I know I can say anything about Christianity or Mormonism, and I’m not living in fear, which is a testament to Christianity and Mormonism, and that’s wonderful. Thank you,” said Zuckerman, who is a self-described atheist and professor of secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif.

Zuckerman was a panelist at the discussion as part of Georgetown University’s Religious Freedom Project at its Berkley Center.

Kirsten Powers, a Democratic pundit, recent convert to Catholicism and author of the book “How the Left Is Killing Free Speech,” said at the event that she does not understand why Muslims can oppose same-sex marriage and not be targeted by the Left for it, but calling out Christians for their beliefs is acceptable.

Powers cited the hidden video recordings made earlier this year by Steven Crowder, who asked Muslim bakers in Michigan if they would bake a cake for a same-sex wedding and they refused.

“If these had been Christian bakeries, it would have been on the front page of the New York Times, so I’m wondering why we’re able to have this amicable, disagreement with Muslims for having this view,” Powers said. “Why are we not able to do that with Christians?

“I absolutely agree with you,” Zuckerman said.

“I absolutely agree that it is okay for those on the left to critique, mock, deride Christianity, but Islam gets a free pass, which is so strange, because if you care about women’s rights, if you care about human rights, if you care about gay rights, then really Islam is much more problematic – sorry to paint Islam with a huge brush – and much more devastating,” he said.

“As an atheist – where on planet Earth is the death penalty meted out to atheists?” Zuckerman said. “It’s only in, I think, 24 Muslim countries.

“Where have human rights flourished the most? In Christian nations,” he said.

“I see Christianity as a great friend of secular culture,” Zuckerman said. “I see Islam as much more of a threat, much more debilitating. I’m not talking about Muslim individuals that I happen to sit next to on an airplane or are my neighbors. I’m talking about doctrines and those that have the power to enforce those doctrines in the form of Sharia law.”

Zuckerman mentioned comedian Bill Maher, actor Ben Affleck and atheist and author Sam Harris and the reaction to their remarks about Islam.

“I would say two things,” Zuckerman said. “I know what keeps me from critiquing Islam on my blog is just fear.

“I’ve got three kids,” he said. “So I know I can say anything about Christianity or Mormonism, and I’m not living in fear, which is a testament to Christianity and Mormonism, and that’s wonderful. Thank you.

“I would never write the same kind of stuff that I do about certain religions – Judaism, Christianity, LDS, whatever – as I would about Islam – just straight up fear,” Zuckerman said.

Additionally, as I tried to make the point of in the thread about it, it's just the Muslim countries who can't be bothered to make laws against child pornography. Can read about it here:

- Despite Increase in Global Child Protection Laws Many Countries Still Do Not Consider Child Pornography A Crime

" These 53 countries currently have no law on child pornography:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, St. Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Yemen, and Zimbabwe."

Mostly Muslim, also many open to rape rooms for little boys and girls.

 

[Rustic]

I'm still waiting for kristians in the US to admit they aren't followers of Christ. They pretend to be, but they aren't.

Just admit it and get it out in the open. You are only lying to yourselves.

Are you God, to know the hearts of others? Your comment only proves that you are a judgmental hypocrite. You worry about yourself. God holds my future in His hands. I have His promise. That's good enough for me.

Right, so you can call yourself a kristian and then do whatever you want and 'god' has no problem with it, you're still in.

Many kristians in the US worship the rich and spit on the poor, this is anti-Christ. The opposite of what Jesus Christ did. If you don't follow him in his example you aren't a Christian, you are just a fan. End the hypocrisy.

Another deflection

 

[Rustic]

Right, so you can call yourself a kristian and then do whatever you want and 'god' has no problem with it, you're still in.

Many kristians in the US worship the rich and spit on the poor, this is anti-Christ. The opposite of what Jesus Christ did. If you don't follow him in his example you aren't a Christian, you are just a fan. End the hypocrisy.

It isn't hypocrisy, you simply don't understand the true message of Jesus. See, in reality Jesus didn't preach love and forgiveness or taking care of the sick and the poor. What he truly wanted is more guns (well, spears and swords), tax cuts for the rich, traditional marriage etc. And if Mohammed had been around in his time, Jesus would have killed him himself. He actually was the first tea cultist in history but 2,000 years of liberal propaganda have distorded his message beyond recognition.

It's obvious you're the one on the sauce...

 

[guno]

It's so refreshing to finally see someone from the left tell the unvarnished truth.

Atheist: Okay to Disparage Christians, But Islam Off-Limits Because of ‘Fear’

(CNSNews.com) – An atheist professor said Tuesday that it’s acceptable to criticize Christians but not Muslims, because he does not “fear” retaliation from Christians.

“I know what keeps me from critiquing Islam on my blog is just fear,” Phil Zuckerman said at a discussion on religious liberty at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. “I’ve got three kids.

“So I know I can say anything about Christianity or Mormonism, and I’m not living in fear, which is a testament to Christianity and Mormonism, and that’s wonderful. Thank you,” said Zuckerman, who is a self-described atheist and professor of secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif.

Zuckerman was a panelist at the discussion as part of Georgetown University’s Religious Freedom Project at its Berkley Center.

Kirsten Powers, a Democratic pundit, recent convert to Catholicism and author of the book “How the Left Is Killing Free Speech,” said at the event that she does not understand why Muslims can oppose same-sex marriage and not be targeted by the Left for it, but calling out Christians for their beliefs is acceptable.

Powers cited the hidden video recordings made earlier this year by Steven Crowder, who asked Muslim bakers in Michigan if they would bake a cake for a same-sex wedding and they refused.

“If these had been Christian bakeries, it would have been on the front page of the New York Times, so I’m wondering why we’re able to have this amicable, disagreement with Muslims for having this view,” Powers said. “Why are we not able to do that with Christians?

“I absolutely agree with you,” Zuckerman said.

“I absolutely agree that it is okay for those on the left to critique, mock, deride Christianity, but Islam gets a free pass, which is so strange, because if you care about women’s rights, if you care about human rights, if you care about gay rights, then really Islam is much more problematic – sorry to paint Islam with a huge brush – and much more devastating,” he said.

“As an atheist – where on planet Earth is the death penalty meted out to atheists?” Zuckerman said. “It’s only in, I think, 24 Muslim countries.

“Where have human rights flourished the most? In Christian nations,” he said.

“I see Christianity as a great friend of secular culture,” Zuckerman said. “I see Islam as much more of a threat, much more debilitating. I’m not talking about Muslim individuals that I happen to sit next to on an airplane or are my neighbors. I’m talking about doctrines and those that have the power to enforce those doctrines in the form of Sharia law.”

Zuckerman mentioned comedian Bill Maher, actor Ben Affleck and atheist and author Sam Harris and the reaction to their remarks about Islam.

“I would say two things,” Zuckerman said. “I know what keeps me from critiquing Islam on my blog is just fear.

“I’ve got three kids,” he said. “So I know I can say anything about Christianity or Mormonism, and I’m not living in fear, which is a testament to Christianity and Mormonism, and that’s wonderful. Thank you.

“I would never write the same kind of stuff that I do about certain religions – Judaism, Christianity, LDS, whatever – as I would about Islam – just straight up fear,” Zuckerman said.

An atheist professor said Tuesday that it’s acceptable to criticize Christians but not Muslims, because he does not “fear” retaliation from Christians.

Christianity has been defanged and declawed since the enlightenment , but it still tries to raise its head here in America through the christian Taliban , hopefully the same can be done to Islam

 

[007]

"Powers cited the hidden video recordings made earlier this year by Steven Crowder, who asked Muslim bakers in Michigan if they would bake a cake for a same-sex wedding and they refused."

Wrong.

This fails as a false comparison fallacy, exhibiting ignorance of public accommodations laws and how those laws differ from state to state.

Unlike Oregon, Michigan public accommodations laws have no provision for sexual orientation, where private business owners are at liberty to discriminate against gay patrons.

Consequently, the thread premise that Muslims and Christians are being treated 'differently' fails; the Muslim business owners weren't subject to a lawsuit having nothing to do with 'fear' or 'religion' – if Muslims business owners in Oregon were to discriminate against a gay patron, they'd be just as liable for damages as a Christian owned business.

Except Muslims murder gays...

Please list all the gays murdered by Muslims in the United States.

How many homos were in the twin towers on 9/11?

Fail.

 

[Rustic]

It's so refreshing to finally see someone from the left tell the unvarnished truth.

Atheist: Okay to Disparage Christians, But Islam Off-Limits Because of ‘Fear’

(CNSNews.com) – An atheist professor said Tuesday that it’s acceptable to criticize Christians but not Muslims, because he does not “fear” retaliation from Christians.

“I know what keeps me from critiquing Islam on my blog is just fear,” Phil Zuckerman said at a discussion on religious liberty at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. “I’ve got three kids.

“So I know I can say anything about Christianity or Mormonism, and I’m not living in fear, which is a testament to Christianity and Mormonism, and that’s wonderful. Thank you,” said Zuckerman, who is a self-described atheist and professor of secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif.

Zuckerman was a panelist at the discussion as part of Georgetown University’s Religious Freedom Project at its Berkley Center.

Kirsten Powers, a Democratic pundit, recent convert to Catholicism and author of the book “How the Left Is Killing Free Speech,” said at the event that she does not understand why Muslims can oppose same-sex marriage and not be targeted by the Left for it, but calling out Christians for their beliefs is acceptable.

Powers cited the hidden video recordings made earlier this year by Steven Crowder, who asked Muslim bakers in Michigan if they would bake a cake for a same-sex wedding and they refused.

“If these had been Christian bakeries, it would have been on the front page of the New York Times, so I’m wondering why we’re able to have this amicable, disagreement with Muslims for having this view,” Powers said. “Why are we not able to do that with Christians?

“I absolutely agree with you,” Zuckerman said.

“I absolutely agree that it is okay for those on the left to critique, mock, deride Christianity, but Islam gets a free pass, which is so strange, because if you care about women’s rights, if you care about human rights, if you care about gay rights, then really Islam is much more problematic – sorry to paint Islam with a huge brush – and much more devastating,” he said.

“As an atheist – where on planet Earth is the death penalty meted out to atheists?” Zuckerman said. “It’s only in, I think, 24 Muslim countries.

“Where have human rights flourished the most? In Christian nations,” he said.

“I see Christianity as a great friend of secular culture,” Zuckerman said. “I see Islam as much more of a threat, much more debilitating. I’m not talking about Muslim individuals that I happen to sit next to on an airplane or are my neighbors. I’m talking about doctrines and those that have the power to enforce those doctrines in the form of Sharia law.”

Zuckerman mentioned comedian Bill Maher, actor Ben Affleck and atheist and author Sam Harris and the reaction to their remarks about Islam.

“I would say two things,” Zuckerman said. “I know what keeps me from critiquing Islam on my blog is just fear.

“I’ve got three kids,” he said. “So I know I can say anything about Christianity or Mormonism, and I’m not living in fear, which is a testament to Christianity and Mormonism, and that’s wonderful. Thank you.

“I would never write the same kind of stuff that I do about certain religions – Judaism, Christianity, LDS, whatever – as I would about Islam – just straight up fear,” Zuckerman said.

An atheist professor said Tuesday that it’s acceptable to criticize Christians but not Muslims, because he does not “fear” retaliation from Christians.

Christianity has been defanged and declawed since the enlightenment , but it still tries to raise its head here in America through the christian Taliban , hopefully the same can be done to Islam

You're delusional...