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roachboy · 04-10-2005, 10:32 AM

gee, i have seen thread after thread in here in which self-identified christians whine and complain about the abuse of elements of their faith, about how they are categorized as a function of their religious convictions, etc etc etc-how horrible this is for them, how persecuted they are---which makes it curious to read through this thread and find many of these same people acting as though, once again, making ridiculous, ignorant comments about islam is fair game.

particularly in these degenerate times, during which is is apparently ok for a wholly uninformed conception of islam to cross with racism directed at arabs in general.

good job at maintaining exactly the level of intellectual integrity i have come to expect from this particular political climate--defense of religious belief is not the issue really--what is defended is christianity, as if christianity was identical with religious belief in general--when it comes to other religions, islam in particular, anything goes.

as if christianity, particularly in its sorry american protestant evangelical variant, is not full to the brim with inconsistencies, as if this same variant has not been given, over and over, to issuing ridiculous proclamations about the end times, as if these proclamations have not resulted, over and over, in (for example) groups of the faithful gathering in lawnchairs in a particular back yard, on a particular time on a particular day, to await the coming of jesus or some such nonsense. now you have this same formation, thsi same set of beliefs shaping american policy...and the right is politically working to benefit from this state of affairs.....so it follows that the types of idiocy generated amongst protestant evangleicals, when it happens, is somehow better than idiocy coming from other positions.

all apparently above reproach, seemingly because it involves white people in the main.
if these same religious sectors mobilized an equivalent number of arabs, i wonder if you would have the same kind of critiques from the right coming fast and furious. no wait--such geniuses of conservative politics as ann coulter have argued for a long time now that the real problem with muslims is that they are not protestant evanglicals, and that if you could convert them, all problems would be solved.

except of course for racism----which is ok if it comes wrapped in the bonbon of christianity, it seems.

what is someone to think reading this type of thing here?
scratch a conservative, find a racist?
it looks as though that was the accidental agenda previously.
good job giving that impression, folks.
you really advance your cause this way.

04-10-2005, 10:32 AM	#21 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	gee, i have seen thread after thread in here in which self-identified christians whine and complain about the abuse of elements of their faith, about how they are categorized as a function of their religious convictions, etc etc etc-how horrible this is for them, how persecuted they are---which makes it curious to read through this thread and find many of these same people acting as though, once again, making ridiculous, ignorant comments about islam is fair game. particularly in these degenerate times, during which is is apparently ok for a wholly uninformed conception of islam to cross with racism directed at arabs in general. good job at maintaining exactly the level of intellectual integrity i have come to expect from this particular political climate--defense of religious belief is not the issue really--what is defended is christianity, as if christianity was identical with religious belief in general--when it comes to other religions, islam in particular, anything goes. as if christianity, particularly in its sorry american protestant evangelical variant, is not full to the brim with inconsistencies, as if this same variant has not been given, over and over, to issuing ridiculous proclamations about the end times, as if these proclamations have not resulted, over and over, in (for example) groups of the faithful gathering in lawnchairs in a particular back yard, on a particular time on a particular day, to await the coming of jesus or some such nonsense. now you have this same formation, thsi same set of beliefs shaping american policy...and the right is politically working to benefit from this state of affairs.....so it follows that the types of idiocy generated amongst protestant evangleicals, when it happens, is somehow better than idiocy coming from other positions. all apparently above reproach, seemingly because it involves white people in the main. if these same religious sectors mobilized an equivalent number of arabs, i wonder if you would have the same kind of critiques from the right coming fast and furious. no wait--such geniuses of conservative politics as ann coulter have argued for a long time now that the real problem with muslims is that they are not protestant evanglicals, and that if you could convert them, all problems would be solved. except of course for racism----which is ok if it comes wrapped in the bonbon of christianity, it seems. what is someone to think reading this type of thing here? scratch a conservative, find a racist? it looks as though that was the accidental agenda previously. good job giving that impression, folks. you really advance your cause this way. __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite Last edited by roachboy; 04-10-2005 at 10:37 AM..