The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

The fear is that to many, freedom of religion is becoming freedom from religion. While no one is forced to worship, nor should they be, no one should be forced to NOT worship or think as they please.

I also do not think that the protests against Mosques have as much to do with Islam as is it opposed to radical Islamists.

I agree that freedom of religions includes freedom from religion. It should be that way.

I think the mosque protests are based in a "NIMBY" mindset. If there are no mosques, people can pretend no Muslims live nearby. Maybe that part is based on fear of fundamentalists, but if there's a mosque, every time a person drives by they are forced to recognize that there are enough of "them" to have a mosque.

Originally Posted by scaeagles

The reason is that the most vocal in the Islamic world are the extremists - as is the case in most groups of people.

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Are they the most vocal, or are they the ones that your window on the world gives the most voice to?

I think the extremists are the ones who get the most coverage. They're easy to cover- moderates are just kind of living their lives; they may see no need to make a statement unless something happens.