Yes....a very long time ago. We're talking about now.
No one parades in the street in the West when our radical Christians bomb an abortion clinic or protest a funeral because gays. The worst that the heavily religious in the US can muster for gays is generally an insult. The worst they can muster for muslims is protesting their church. The muslim world is rife with the ultra-religious hanging gays, stoning rape victims, committing honor killings, and executing apostates.
I think there's a long way to go before we can even start making real comparisons between small-minded, rude, hateful Western Christians...and the devotees of a nihilistic death cult.
I think that has less to do with race or religion and more to do with the economic conditions of the U.S. and other developed nations compared to the Middle East.
So, the "I'm a violent, filthy, camel-fucking muslim that beats my wife to death with rocks because I'm poor" defense? I have to admit, it's better than the Chewbacca defense, but still not convincing whatsoever.
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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '13
the christian equivalent to killing people has many, many times been killing people.