The phrase “I am a Muslim,” “I am a Christian,” “I am a Jew” and the like is, often, not so much a description of what a person believes or what rituals he or she follows, as a simple statement of identity, of how the speaker views her or his place in the world. - Aslan So are the phrases Communist, Fascist, Republican, Democrat, Progressive, and Atheist, Punk, Emo, or Pacifist, in fact these are equally embedded in some cultures as identity, yet none of these are immune to criticism. the assumption that religion has an inherent divinity and superiority that forbids criticism is part of the problem that breeds religions abuse imo. If I can criticize one ideology and not the other, then we have a problem! If I can criticize secular ideologies but not religious ones, then we are heading back to the middle ages. The reformation of both Christianity and Judaism required harsh and sobering criticisms that didnt win anybody popularity contests, yet they were critical to the evolution of both religions. Omar Khayam, Hafez, Attar and many other Sufi great poets wrote far worst and harsher things about Islam than Maher has ever said, yet their words did not regress the world, they enlightened it. Muslims dont need coddling, they need to be treated like everyone else! As for Aslan, he spent most of his pre 9/11 time defending the brutal Mullahcracy in Iran as enlightened, despite its atrocious human rights record, I have no respect for this man, no matter how much of a PC makeover hes gotten after 9/11.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 03:41:15 +0000
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