Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post

Ustwo · 05-26-2005, 05:46 AM

[rant]
The thing that annoys me, is that while so many people will be out raged by some preacher who puts up a sign, we as a society have come to expect and make excuses for far worse bigotry in the Muslim world. Try being Christian in any number of countries and see how you are treated. Its of course illegal in Saudi Arabia.

We have come to expect it and just accept it as 'their way' no matter how many corpses they pile up.

So shhhh don't offend the Muslims, they might kill more people!
[/rant]

Now of course I've opened myself up to the same type of position as this idiot preacher, but we have to have some intellectual honesty here. I have had far more exposure to middle eastern people then most people. I have open invitations from friends to visit Egypt and Jordan. I have spent countless hours talking politics and religion with Israelis's and Muslims from almost every nation. I bear them no ill will. What I can't stand is how we are so tolerant of intolerance in others. Its almost a form of biggotry in itself. A white preacher (and I am assuming he is white) should KNOW better but we can't expect the same from a Muslim, its just how they are.

When you get equally offended by mob violence causing 17 deaths due to a damn, potentially false, magazine article as you do to some rural road side sign let me know.

05-26-2005, 05:46 AM	#19 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	[rant] The thing that annoys me, is that while so many people will be out raged by some preacher who puts up a sign, we as a society have come to expect and make excuses for far worse bigotry in the Muslim world. Try being Christian in any number of countries and see how you are treated. Its of course illegal in Saudi Arabia. We have come to expect it and just accept it as 'their way' no matter how many corpses they pile up. So shhhh don't offend the Muslims, they might kill more people! [/rant] Now of course I've opened myself up to the same type of position as this idiot preacher, but we have to have some intellectual honesty here. I have had far more exposure to middle eastern people then most people. I have open invitations from friends to visit Egypt and Jordan. I have spent countless hours talking politics and religion with Israelis's and Muslims from almost every nation. I bear them no ill will. What I can't stand is how we are so tolerant of intolerance in others. Its almost a form of biggotry in itself. A white preacher (and I am assuming he is white) should KNOW better but we can't expect the same from a Muslim, its just how they are. When you get equally offended by mob violence causing 17 deaths due to a damn, potentially false, magazine article as you do to some rural road side sign let me know. __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.