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Originally Posted by llama64
Islam is not "one of the biggest threats to modern society" and it has absolutely no bearing on the "future survival of our species". This statement absolutely reeks of an ignorant ethno-centric perspective. There was a time when then Islamic world represented the most open and progressive society on Earth.
Now that I've ranted, I would agree with the underlying anger over these moves in the UN. This is right up there with hate speech legislation. It curbs free speech and open critical discussion in dangerous ways that any person in a democracy MUST fight against.
Religion is not a dangerous force. Fundamentalism and politicized religious groups is what people need to watch out for. I'm far, far more wary of the average American then I am of most Islamic people.
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Islam, itself, is proving you wrong on a daily basis. I'm pretty easy on religion myself, but there is a distinct threat to Western values and freedom from the global radical Islamist movement.
There may be great difficulty in combating this threat except to battle the threat through our institutions. Case in point, the HRC which are being used as a tool to shut down private voices across this country.
They may be fundamentalists but there has been little or no action from moderate Muslims to combat the radical threats within their own communities.