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March 19, 2006
Imagine Moderate Muslims
Imagine a country with a population of 220 million. Imagine that country is around 85 percent Muslim. Imagine that the muslims who live in this country are following a "moderate" form of Islam.
You would be imagining Indonesia, the moderate muslim paradise.
Except...
"Religious radicalism, when it is translated into violent methods in the name of religion, has received enough support -- one in every 10 Muslims in Indonesia," LSI senior researcher Anies Baswedan said. "It seems small, but this is already quite a big support for extreme acts."
huh?
One in ten of those moderate muslims support the suicide bombings that have killed hundreds of their fellow moderate muslim in recent years.
But... suicide bombing is an extremist militant muslim tactic and these are moderate muslims!
Eight percent of those moderate muslims support the Al-Queda leader in their country who is the mastermind behind those suicide bombings that have killed hundreds of their fellow moderate muslims in recent years.
But... Al-Queda is an exremist militant muslim group and these are moderate muslims.
Half of those moderate muslims support stoning as a punishment for adulterers while support for other extreme elements of Islamic sharia was also significant.
Jeepers. I didn't know stoning was a moderate muslim value.
An Indonesian expresses the "moderate view" on Israel
Of course, Indonesia's moderate muslim population doesn't like Christians much either.
Muslim means "adherent to islam." Islam is a death cult.
Moderate Muslim is an oxymoron.
Posted by LindaSoG at March 19, 2006 09:27 AM
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Comments
Well said and well researched!
Posted by: Angel at March 19, 2006 02:25 PM
Thanks Angel!
Posted by: LindaSoG at March 19, 2006 03:43 PM
Excellent post
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 19, 2006 04:30 PM
Super post Linda, I've worked with the Indonesians, your last statement says it all.
Posted by: Jack at March 20, 2006 11:04 PM