Is the Islamic State actually Islamic? http://t.co/AWanJp4PvT
— New York Post (@nypost) September 14, 2014
Let me focus attention on a few things written here:
from now on,when someone starts a sentence with "Muslims should - " I'm going to shout "ARE YOU SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING 1.6 BILLION PEOPLE?"
— Hend (@LibyaLiberty) September 14, 2014
Because don't we all demand our "moderate, decent" friends of various religions stand on soap boxes and condemn each and every offensive act perpetrated in the name of their religion?
No. No we don't.
I don't feel the need to call my "moderate, decent" Christian friends every single time Westboro Church protests a funeral, to ensure they demonstrate the appropriate level of disgust. Nor did I call them when Terry Jones threatened to and then did burn a Quran. "Why not?" you may ask. Because I consider them decent people and friends and I assume they are disgusted. Maybe they've expressed their agreement about the stupidity of these actions at some point in the past and, frankly, that is enough for me.
And while we are on the topic, who defines "moderate" here? I don't ask my Christian or Jewish friends if they are moderate Christians and Jews. I don't consider myself a "moderate Irish woman" or a "moderate atheist." Why do we feel Muslims must identify as moderate or not moderate, and who sets those guidelines?
Anyway, there's more:
Seriously? Every single Muslim must publicly and loudly express disgust or what? We label them an ISIS-sympathizer? Guilty until proven innocent? There's something in the Bill of Rights about that.
