The Islam Thread

[Marie Monday]

What kind of evidence do you have for that statement about Nea? Especially considering that you do have evidence that he has no problem with gay people, which you literally used as an example. Don't be unfairly negative

[jwb]

Tbh I think I understand what he means... Which is that people who are religious yet inclined towards progressive values usually just keep the religion while ditching the homophobic parts... Which is definitely true

But what's also true is the religion making homophobia a part of its doctrine does reinforce and help perpetuate homophobia as a societal norm.

[Lucem Ferre]

Which is why I make the distinction that I think the religion is bad but not the religious.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

Which is why I make the distinction that I think the religion is bad but not the religious.

That’s very convenient.

[jwb]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

That’s very convenient.

much like the stores typically run by Muslims

[Lucem Ferre]

Which is why I can't hate Muslims. Convenient store workers are my people.

[jwb]

It's funny cause in south Florida where I lived there's virtually no noticable Muslim population... Yet every ghetto corner store was run by Muslims.

The store next to my place was run by some guy named Ishmael from Bangladesh. He was devout Muslim and didn't drink, smoke, etc. Yet he ran a corner store that not only sold every alcoholic beverage they could afford to sell at a reasonable price with out being a liquor store
.. they sold everything from porn to weed paraphernalia to fake weed/k2 to dope boy tees with a pictures of bugs bunny dealing crack.

It always impressed me how he refused to partake in the poison that is our modern American society but was glad to siphon money from it

[grindy]

I dunno. Not everybody who likes Post-Punk is a poseur trying to deflect from lack of personality with subcultural posturing. I for one am pretty cool.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by grindy

I dunno. Not everybody who likes Post-Punk is a poseur trying to deflect from lack of personality with subcultural posturing. I for one am pretty cool.

The bald head/chinstrap combo gives me pause tbh. I usually associate that more with choking girls in porn than coolness.

[grindy]

That probably says more about you than it does about me.