Unfortunately the insanity of ISIS, Boko Haram and other such evils personified are giving a terrible black eye to ALL Muslims. We need a response that goes beyond the simplistic right-wing All Muslims are evil. At the same time, the left-wing refusal to address the issue so as not to offend Muslims is JUST as bad. I found these words from an Italian Bishop to be quite bold, charitable, honest and SPOT ON. Politicians, you have the duty to protect and defend - not supremacy, but the lives and the freedom of the people, otherwise you will pay dearly for every silence and every act of cowardice. And we the citizens must stop blaming foreigners en bloc. Rather we are asking the Muslims who live among us to show that they are honourable men, and publicly condemn these persecutions and acts of cruelty. Otherwise they ought to have the courage to leave our country, because nobody wants to have enemies in their own home. We know that they are intimidated by fundamentalists, but the time has come to break the vicious cycle of abuse. The situation is grave, so let’s all get started without hesitation, going beyond either do-goodism or intolerance.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 22:34:26 +0000
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