The analogy between victims of — let’s say white racism — and Islam is flawed. When, earlier in American history, black people were lynched, shunned and otherwise persecuted for their race, white people who opposed this behavior did not remain silent. Nor did they make excuses for the white Ku Klux Klan members, and other racists, who did things in the name of their race. I don’t see or hear of mass movements of Islamic people expressing outrage of what is done in the name of their religion. Through their silence, we can only assume that they agree with the jihadists, or that they’re afraid of being harmed themselves. Neither of these possibilities says anything good about the religion itself. I’ve heard people like Affleck say things such as, “So if Islam is really to blame here, what are we to do? Herd all Islamic people and put them into detention or concentration camps?” Of course not. I wouldn’t encourage herding Nazis into concentration camps either, not merely for holding those beliefs. But I wouldn’t sugarcoat or pretend the beliefs are other than what they are. Nor should the government, in its legitimate quest to hunt down, identify and restrain violent killers, pretend that Islam isn’t a major force for the advancement of violence, destruction, and warfare in today’s world. Dr. Hurd
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 14:19:35 +0000
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