This time Faisal Saeed Al Mutar and I talk about ISIS, whether moderate Islam exists, and my favorite part, being called a Talibani Atheist: --- FAISAL: The Talibani Atheist article is one of the funniest things I have read in a long time. I thought it was an article from The Onion first and was surprised when I found out it wasnt. I told the author of the article, as I always tell many of those who focus most of their energy on bashing atheists and critics of Islam, to redirect their energy to those who are actually doing the killing on a daily basis. ALI: Well, thats exactly it. I find it very telling that these people have turned their attention to those of us who use keyboards instead of swords and bombs, as if this is where they feel the real threat. And its a threat they compare to the Taliban -- placing people like me in equivalence to those who behead innocent people and shoot teenage girls in the head for wanting an education. But I welcome the criticism. It comes with the territory. It provokes precisely the kind of discussion I want to provoke. To answer your question, the best response is to engage with them respectfully and productively, listen to what theyre saying, but remain honest and unapologetic. Never apologize for openly and unabashedly calling out bad or dangerous ideas, no matter how sacred they may be to someone. Being hurt or offended doesnt make a person right. Ideas are not people -- its OK to challenge them and attack them. --- Click below to read the rest.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:36:12 +0000
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