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In response to "I think a lot of the Islam that gets aired in the west is of a Saudi bent, and that's very fringe. very powerful, but very fringe. " by mafic

nods I was overly broad and sweeping. I can admit that. I also think that much like Christianity's treatment of homosexuality, there is no value

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Jun 25 '20, 06:54

in attributing it only to a fringe or looking at it as "well, that's how *those* christians feel". There is a complicitness that I am also struggling with that you're accepting part of your religion's bigotry by not speaking out against it or eradicating it from your religion.

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quick question - is it because they cover their face that you take issue? How do you feel about nun's habits? -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 06:59 1
- To me it is representative of a repressive culture. That's a great question about nun's habits. I definitely don't have the same impression there - oblique Jun 25, 07:03

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nods I was overly broad and sweeping. I can admit that. I also think that much like Christianity's treatment of homosexuality, there is no value