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When Does An 'Ordinary' Muslim Become An Extremist?
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We're often told that there is a difference between 'ordinary' Muslims and extremists, so ignoring those who call for violence and Islamic domination as they march in support of Palestine, but thinking only of the Muslim school children and their parents and supporters who are making news by intimidating students into adopting the hijab, to observe Islamic fasting rituals, and to withdraw from some school activities because they are considered 'haram'; the student who is battling her school in court (at the taxpayers' expense) for the 'right' to pray during school hours, the protestors outside schools, causing one to close early in order to protect staff and pupils, and those who are threatening teachers to the extent that they fear travelling on public transport, one of whom is still, after a very long time, in hiding. The people who are responsible for all of this carry on their regular everyday lives living among us. Are they 'ordinary' Muslims - or are they extremists?
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Khandro - That's your idea of an answer? If you don't know what you're talking about, keep quiet?
Excellent, I don't expect you to answer mine nor anyone else's questions about religion, at anytime in the future.
I only wish you'd reached this obvious conclusion a very long time ago.
Never mind.
Bye and good luck, it's been real.
a.h. // Khandro - That's your idea of an answer? If you don't know what you're talking about, keep quiet?
Excellent, I don't expect you to answer mine nor anyone else's questions about religion, at anytime in the future.//
On the subject if religion (s) I can talk at length and depth having studied and participated for many years.
But what I and no one else on Earth can do, is speak for an omnipresent and unknowable God.
See, Isiah 55: 8-9
Roy - We cross-posted, but your post is a nonsensical stretch, even for you.
If you want to decide that you know the motivation for a mentally ill stranger's behaviour, by all means crack on, but don't expect not to be challenged by someone who thinks you are seeing things that you want to see, rather than waiting for some facts about what actually happened.
roy - // I don't want to see anyone attack anyone else with a knife. Why do you imagine I want to see that? //
With your endless ability to misunderstand what you read -
I did not sugest that you want to see anyone stabbed.
My point is - you want to 'see' the thought processes and reasons behind the actions of the attacker - and that is what I take issue with.
Because you are stretching a scenario about which you know only the basic facts, and trying to make into a 'radicalisation' with absolutely no evidence to support that theory.
But you want that to be true, and it may well be, but you have to wait for evidence before you wade in with inflamatory conclusions based only on your own predjucices.
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