
You are a master spinner here
I "jumped in" questioning the OP claim - and your subsequent claim - that leftists are constantly "defending" a religion asking for a link to defense because my statement is most of us are defending FREEDOM of religion UNDER the law. A distinction often ignored. You then say you never said "defending". You jumped in post 43 dragging in the Christians (and if a leftist had done so, you'd have labeled them regressive). You claim "regressive" leftists attack Christianity and defend Islam and, you have a point there with some. But you seem completely fine with the "regressives" that attack Islam and defend Christianity and you completely ignore the mass of really vile stuff that is said while pointing out (and you did) that Christians suffer from this. Honestly - it seems from this particular argument that your definition of "regressive leftie" is anyone who doesn't join the Muslims-are-evil bandwagon or attempts to interject some balance to the argument. Am I wrong here?
You certainly are upset.
For the zillionth time, I take the term Regressive Left from the brave, honest, liberal Muslim on the right below, who is putting his life on the line every single day as he fights both the jihadists and the regressives who spin and deflect for them. The lovely lady to the left is also a brave, honest, liberal Muslim doing the same thing.
There are several videos of both of them on YouTube going into great detail of how the regressives are making it much tougher for them.
I'm on their side. You're not. I'm fine with that. You won't be able to put me on the defensive here, regardless of how hard you try.
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No, not upset. More frustrated at your inability to answer direct questions when confronted by what seems to me to be a clear double standard when it comes to Islam. Instead you fall back on spamming the same thing over and over and over. If you can't or won't answer, fine, it's your perogative.
And, you might widen your horizons - there are more "honest" muslims out there then you realize - they don't just attack all things Islam - they are reformers. They are in the forefront of moving Islam into the 21st century and yes, their lives are likely also in danger. Unfortunately, they don't get covered in the news.
Progressive Muslims Launch Gay-Friendly, Women-Led Mosques In Attempt To Reform American Islam | HuffPost
The two Muslims above are fighting for a modern-day Islamic Reformation, they don't "just attack all things Muslim".
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Kirsti Ali is an ex-Muslim. And there are no more strident anti-religous activists then ex-members of a faith, particularly a very controlling faith. Here are some of her quotes.
Violence is inherent in Islam – it’s a destructive, nihilistic cult of death. It legitimates murder … the battle against terrorism will ultimately be lost unless we realize that it’s not just with extremist elements within Islam, but the ideology of Islam itself …
Ali told
Reason magazine in 2007, “There are Muslims who are passive, who don’t all follow the rules of Islam, but there’s really only one Islam, defined as submission to the will of God. There’s nothing moderate about it.”
In fact Reason's entire interview with here is interesting:
'The Trouble Is the West'
When you look at what she says, it comes down to one thing: the idea that Islam is uniquely susceptible to violent interpretation, and therefore
all Muslims are inherently suspect.
There is no moderate Islam in her view, and the very foundations of Islam aren't open to reformation. There can be no reformation - only total annhilation. That's essentially what she is saying.
How do you reconcile that with wanting to reform Islam?