tailgater wrote:No he's not.
He wasn't asking for new laws. He was pointing out the warped viewpoints and misplaced outrage.
Why would so many be quick to condemn Christianity for a bakers personal decision, while simultaneously defending the Muslim faith when one of theirs uses scripture to murder dozens?
If you're going to be the board contrarian, at least keep up to speed.
Edit: TMLCT nailed it in post #8.
Tolerance. The word is tolerance, and how the left use it selectively.
You and TMC are correct here.
However you're missing a major point. This guy is an Islamic extremist. You're comparing Islamic extremists to average christians... and to be honest, average christians have a much higher chance of having a negative impact on my daily life.
On what feels like an almost weekly basis, there's politicians calling for one law or another using the christian bible as justification. That is something that has a direct impact on every person in our nation, and it's a common occurrence. I have yet to see that happen with the koran in america (and if it does, it will receive every bit of my scorn as well). Meanwhile, islamic extremists kill a handful of people every now and then. This time it was something like 1.25x10-5% of our population (0.0000125%, for the conservatives). Realistically speaking, that has very little actual impact on our nation as a whole. Until they get their hands on something a hell of a lot more impressive than a few AR-15s, Islamic Extremists don't really pose a real, actual threat to our nation, even at the soft spots.
Contrasting that, any time anyone from any religion passes laws justified solely on biblical verse, or passing laws allowing religious groups to allow the laws of their religion to trump the laws of our land... well then they are doing real and tangible damage to our nation.
People who are afraid of random violence, or terrorism are just responding to a misplaced fight or flight response.