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Retro, I think part of it is that most Americans are pretty fair-minded, and they really don't want to start criticizing other people's religions. What people DO, yes, but not what they believe. Sure, there are some jerks out there who make distasteful cracks, but by and large, most people don't react well to criticism of other people's religion - it makes them think of the Inquisition. What Harris is getting at, for the most part, is that if the religion is being misused by some creeps, it's the duty of the people who aren't misusing it and adhere to it peacefully to strongly repudiate the creeps and help bring them to justice -- and we should be very concerned that that isn't happening. It's THAT that people are waking up to. Although, I have to tell you, most of the Muslims I know are perfectly nice people.
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