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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
You seem to think that asking for a clear-cut answer is the same as trying to "make Islam look bad" and must be part of a broader agenda to "make Islam look bad."  I disagree. If there's something controversial in any religion, it needs to be identified, not swept under the rug with nonsense about what Delaware did hundreds of years ago. What's relevant in 2013 is, what do practitioners of any religion believe in 2013? We need to be upfront about these questions, and not shut down debate by attacking peoples' motives or, as PP said, accusing them of spewing and then walking away.
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On the one hand, you believe what is relevant is what practitioners today believe. On the other hand, you want to narrowly tailor a discussion so that it is not possible to discuss what practitioners today believe. Similarly, on the one hand, discussing practices in Delaware hundreds of years ago is "nonsense". But, on the other hand, discussing the practice of a single individual over 1300 years ago is okay.  I'm not sure which hand I should address. But, yes, I definitely think that if you ignore several pages of discussion and then pose a "question" that has already been addressed multiple times while ruling out any responses that include nuance or context, you are pursuing an agenda.

[quote=Anonymous]Going over the thread, I agree you have attacked other posters who raised questions about Islam. I have never, however, seen you defend Christianity, Judaism or Catholicism. I'm not Catholic and never have been, but there's a group that could use a moderator to shut down some of the bigotry. If I'm wrong about your role regarding any religion besides Islam, I'm happy to be corrected.[/quote]

I have defended Judaism multiple times. I've also been called an anti-Semite multiple times. So, maybe you can call that a wash. Outside the discussion of schools, I can only remember defending Catholics one time. But generally Catholics do a much better job of defending themselves than I can do. Within the discussion of schools, however, I am constantly removing messages that unfairly attack Catholic schools (as well as other schools with ties to religions). But, more broadly, I tend to stand up for the underdog. I am not Muslim and probably have more criticisms of the religion than you do. But, the religion doesn't have many defenders here. In contrast, there are plenty of Christians here to stand up for that religion. Also, because I have lived in and studied the Arab world, I simply know more about that region than others and, therefore, am more apt to discuss it.

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