s/o support for Catholic church, why not question Muslims?

Perhaps you can start that thread!

Yet one more person to block...what is up with this poster??

Catholics are not being mocked or vilified on that thread, and anyone who has read it knows your statement is BS.

Perhaps if Islam was as heavily represented on this board as Catholicism is, someone might ask that question of Muslims. With only a couple of Muslims on this board, I don't think it would be much of a conversation.

Stop trying to proclaim persecution where it doesn't exist.

Also, OP has a history (especially lately) of posting rhetorical questions and not coming back to a thread. If she sincerely wanted an answer that would be one thing.

Such as this thread started by the OP link.  Why ask if you aren’t going to contribute?  

I don’t think so. Gia can be annoying, but she isn’t stupid.


DEX, I’m a very bad representative of Judaism. elaine is a better choice to ask and there are many others.

OP, you sound like a snowflake. Honestly. Though I suppose you’ll never come back to respond, will you?

It’s been an interesting week in pealand.

I think it's just the focus right now. With the history of abuse, the Covington School thing, and the abortion ruling in the state of NY people are looking at the catholic church and what it stands for. The Muslim faith certainly has been the center of attention but maybe more so in the aftermath of 9/11.

I think it's a pretty normal defense mechanism for any group to try and divert attention. Catholics will say "what about the Muslims" like right here. In politics the Republicans will say "the democrats did it too" and the democrats will say "the Republicans did it too" and so forth. My own kids do it. But mom remember what she did and she didn't get in trouble".

I'm going to come out and say it since she's been such a pot stirrer this week.   I believe it's sammel.

Right. I was actually impressed by how open for discussion it was. Despite some fairly strong opinions expressed, its been very respectful and I definitely got some great perspective out of it myself, from both perspectives. 

Sad. I always had a soft spot for sammel. 

And in addition to what everyone else has said.... the OP has no idea what sorts of conversations are going on elsewhere about asking Muslims "how they support the concept of jihad" or "women having to cover" or etc.... She doesn't see these conversations happening. Well I would suggest to the OP that perhaps she needs to figure out how to have those conversations in her life. Maybe expand her horizons a bit. Here in Northern Virginia we have excellent inter-faith dialogues. But perhaps the OP just isn't interested in really learning the answers to her questions....?

Also, there really wouldn't be much point to ask those questions here because I suspect we don't have enough Muslims to have a very good conversation. (I think someone already said that...)

I am an atheist yet somehow, along the way, I learned the difference between a religion and a sect of that religion. I wouldn’t hold all Christians accountable for all of the fucked up things Christian sects do, so why would I hold all Muslims to a different standard?

I wonder if the Op is a waste of air in real life as well as on this board. Sad sad person to get her kicks like this.

Well if she’s indeed Sammel, she didn’t seem to have much more success in her personal life than she did on the board. It always surprised me she was in education because she seemed to lack any ability to think critically.