Islamic antics going too far: a look into our reaction to their reaction

[Boston Rockbury]

Dr Greg Baer (Real Love) - different philosophy to the Spockmeister.

Don't you think Mandela had every right to call whites 'assholes' after twenty-seven years in prison? But he didn't. He shook their hands as brothers.
We can do the same. It's a lot more challenging than dismissing people as idiots or assholes but we cannot have peace in our own hearts when we hold hatred towards anybody else - even that cunt who scammed me by charging for oak logs and delivering beech. - Okay, maybe that bastard's an exception.

[BikerDude]

Dr Greg Baer (Real Love) - different philosophy to the Spockmeister.

Don't you think Mandela had every right to call whites 'assholes' after twenty-seven years in prison? But he didn't. He shook their hands as brothers.
We can do the same. It's a lot more challenging than dismissing people as idiots or assholes but we cannot have peace in our own hearts when we hold hatred towards anybody else - even that cunt who scammed me by charging for oak logs and delivering beech. - Okay, maybe that bastard's an exception.

It's about Religions that PROHIBIT peace with others not of the same religion.
To criticize and yes condemn the religion is IMHO correct and imperative.
As far as calling them assholes, well it's certainly a handy term. I'd use zealot.
But I do not believe for a second that "shaking hands" is going to do a damn thing.
The beliefs of extremist's like Bin Laden are in reality a literal interpretation.
They don't happen in spite of the religion they are implicit in it.
As far as I'm concerned when we see certain types of activities from Christians it is perfectly reasonable to condemn that religion likewise. The beliefs of the people from Westboro baptist church can not be separated from the fact that they take their belief system from a book that condemns homosexuals. So it unsurprising that some Christians end up like these jerks. Nor can we dismiss the fact that the south justified slavery and thought themselves to be fighting on the side of God completely based on the writings of the bible. Which explicitly supports slavery.
As far as I'm concerned when you see behavior from people of a given faith that mirrors exactly what the faith prescribes it is absurd to separate the 2 or expect that appeals to sense are likely to have any effect.
IMHO the most strident criticism of that faith is valid and imperative.

[Boston Rockbury]

Hey dude you have a constitutional right to go forth and 'stridently criticise' - just seems a little reactionary that's all.