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[quote=Anonymous]When OP quoted the poor poster below, [b]OP bolded selected words[/b] in an effort to prove her contention, namely, that Christians often speak for all other Christians. Therefore, OP argues, it's unfair to criticize Muslima for speaking for all Muslims.

Let's take the same passage OP quoted, and let's [u]underline the parts OP ignored[/u]. Let's underline the parts where this poor poster, whoever it was, [u]actually did qualify her statements as being her own thinking and opinions[/u].

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[b]And here are many more examples of people of other faiths, namely Christian in these examples though, that seem to be speaking for others:
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Subject: Worldly success doesn't define a Christian
 Anonymous

There is a middle way, OP. [u]I think[/u] [b]Jesus tells us [/b]that wealth corrupts - that it makes us strive for the wrong things, care for the wrong things, and spend our time in the wrong way. You can see that side of things, yes? That materialism is not the path to God? But the world shows us that just because you trust in God all your material needs (basic food, clothing, shelter) will not be magically provided. Plenty of good people, all over the world, starve to death. So [u]I think[/u] the idea is that money should never be the point, the thing you strive for, because it is likely to lead you away from God. It might bring you closer to a new church building, sure, but there is nothing that says that church buildings or priests or fancy pews are closer to God than a person in the streets serving the homeless. [b]And Jesus never did say that [/b]hard work and responsibility were Godly virtues. He said that love is the most important thing. [u]I'd argue [/u]that it isn't terribly loving to let your children suffer through hunger and cold, so you need some responsibility and hard work to feed them, [b]but Jesus didn't say that.[/b][/quote]

Golly. OP's bolding wasn't very reliable, was it? In fact, OP's selective bolding distorted the passage. That poor PP, whoever it was, included plenty of caveats to indicate that these were her own opinion. But OP wants us to think otherwise, so she distorts what's in plain sight.[/quote]

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