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Originally Posted by _Q_
Wtf? Is this serious?
I can believe in whatever the hell I want.
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Of course you can. I assume he was trying to pin down what moderate means.
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Originally Posted by Antithesis
Do you expect Christians to "follow verbatim" the Bible?
Or Jewish people to "follow verbatim" the Torah?
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I expect them not to, hopefully; at least not the parts about burning witches and killing Amalekites.
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Originally Posted by flameswin
Can we just stop white people from dropping their knowledge of and feelings towards muslims on CP? I get that cringy feeling I get when an old white guy says "Well here's what I think of those guys" every time you guys post.
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I agree; everyone should read the Koran so that they have a full understanding of the religion if they want to criticize its doctrines.
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Originally Posted by Dagger
Yep, there is no such thing! It's a completely rational fear to have.
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Yes there is. You can be bigoted against Muslims just as you can against any identifiable minority. The term is however frequently misapplied to people who are pointing out bad ideas and how those ideas are being implemented to horrifying effect.