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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]I do believe in fact, that Islam does kill gay men, that they support killing gay men, and that it is much more than a small minority that believe this to be ok.  [/quote]

These are your words. No argument, right? So, just drop your protestations that you only oppose "radical" Muslims. The words that you type clearly show that you attribute to an entire religion the deeds of a small minority. The vast majority of Muslims do not kill gay men and do not support killing gay men. This is a misrepresentation based in your Islamophobia.
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Does the government of, say, Iran, prosecute the murder of gay individuals? How about Syria? The Washington Post had this to say:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-double-threat-for-gay-men-in-syria/2014/04/25/30117ee2-ca3a-11e3-a75e-463587891b57_story.html

it's not a 'phobia' to state the truth, that a particular religion has persecuted gays in countries that do not prosecute it, because they condone it.

It is, however, bigoted to minimize the horror gay individuals face in these countries. Congrats. You've earned it.

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I believe you have conveniently forgotten the persecution gay men face from others as well. I'll just leave these here:

http://m.thenation.com/blog/179191-its-not-just-uganda-behind-christian-rights-onslaught-africa

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/04/pastor-calls-for-killing-gays-to-end-aids/19929973/

http://m.christianpost.com/news/bible-says-gays-should-be-executed-and-i-believe-every-word-says-arizona-pastor--99583/

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Does that justify Islam's horrific track record re: gay people? I'd say no.[/quote]

It doesn't justify it, no.  But it should signify that you should not single out Islam as homophobic  when other religions also have this issue.  You can fight against homophobic regimes, nations, politics, but to single out Islam over other equally homophobic religions for that issue is just bigoted.

Some of the anti-Muslim posters have singled out Islam for their homophobic issues, despite the fact that it has been pointed out that these issues are common in other religions as well including Christianity (as illustrated above).

Some anti-Muslim posters have denounced Islam for FGM, yet the issue is not a religious issue.  This is a practice that is common on the continent of Africa in multiple nations, many of which are Muslim, but also common in several other nations, including Christian ones.

The point is that yes, many Muslims have these deplorable practices, but these practices are not a part of their religion, but usually part of the culture or nation.  Some of us are saying don't blame the religion for non-religious practices performed by some members.  Otherwise it would be appropriate to blame all of Christianity for the deplorable behavior of the Westboro Baptist Church.  Or for abortion house bombings. [/quote]

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