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[MOVED] Do Muslims feel justified?
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<blockquote data-quote="ThatRobGuy" data-source="post: 68555655" data-attributes="member: 123415"><p>I think we all have...however, some opinions are more concerning than others, obviously.</p><p>And some opinions are more sweeping & common than some would like to admit.</p><p></p><p>The story we're told to embrace is one where there's a radical 1% of Muslims who hold the deeply troubling views, and the other 99% are peace-loving moderates who just want to assimilate into the culture like everyone else. Anyone who dare to challenge that view is accused of the dreaded "Islamaphobia". (Even people who are on the far left like Bill Maher and Sam Harris are beginning to address this, and getting ostracized by their fellow progressives as a result..)</p><p></p><p>However, poll results from Muslims in Western societies would indicate otherwise:</p><p><a href="http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/291" target="_blank">http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/291</a></p><p>In a Muslim poll from the UK -</p><p>78% of Muslims thought that the publishers of the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed should be prosecuted,</p><p>68% thought those who insulted Islam should be prosecuted,</p><p>62% of people disagree that freedom of speech should be allowed even if it insults and offends religious groups.</p><p>17% of people thought that programmes that might offend religious sensibilities should not be shown.</p><p>9% of respondents said it was acceptable for religious or political groups to use violence.</p><p></p><p>So while that 1% might be true for Muslims who would actually commit an act of violence, that doesn't automatically default the other 99% into the "moderate" category. There's a lot of middle ground between truly being a moderate, and being willing to take a life for your religion.</p><p></p><p>These poll results show, that while the majority of Muslims have no intention of bringing anyone any physical harm, a large percentage hold views about society that are still very troubling and extend past the boundaries of what any of us would consider "moderate". For example...if you think a person should be prosecuted for drawing a cartoon of a religious figure, you're not a moderate.</p><p></p><p>here's the debate I was making reference to...</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]vln9D81eO60[/MEDIA]</p><p>(notice the booing from the audience and the anger from Ben when Sam begins covering these poll results)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThatRobGuy, post: 68555655, member: 123415"] I think we all have...however, some opinions are more concerning than others, obviously. And some opinions are more sweeping & common than some would like to admit. The story we're told to embrace is one where there's a radical 1% of Muslims who hold the deeply troubling views, and the other 99% are peace-loving moderates who just want to assimilate into the culture like everyone else. Anyone who dare to challenge that view is accused of the dreaded "Islamaphobia". (Even people who are on the far left like Bill Maher and Sam Harris are beginning to address this, and getting ostracized by their fellow progressives as a result..) However, poll results from Muslims in Western societies would indicate otherwise: [URL]http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/291[/URL] In a Muslim poll from the UK - 78% of Muslims thought that the publishers of the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed should be prosecuted, 68% thought those who insulted Islam should be prosecuted, 62% of people disagree that freedom of speech should be allowed even if it insults and offends religious groups. 17% of people thought that programmes that might offend religious sensibilities should not be shown. 9% of respondents said it was acceptable for religious or political groups to use violence. So while that 1% might be true for Muslims who would actually commit an act of violence, that doesn't automatically default the other 99% into the "moderate" category. There's a lot of middle ground between truly being a moderate, and being willing to take a life for your religion. These poll results show, that while the majority of Muslims have no intention of bringing anyone any physical harm, a large percentage hold views about society that are still very troubling and extend past the boundaries of what any of us would consider "moderate". For example...if you think a person should be prosecuted for drawing a cartoon of a religious figure, you're not a moderate. here's the debate I was making reference to... [MEDIA=youtube]vln9D81eO60[/MEDIA] (notice the booing from the audience and the anger from Ben when Sam begins covering these poll results) [/QUOTE]
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