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Originally Posted by trvlr
How can every religion but Islam have moderates?
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I always assumed that Islam had moderates just like the various Christian religions do, but I have yet to see solid evidence of moderate Muslims existence or an outcry against Jihad you might expect from the supposed overwhelmingly moderate Islam.
For example:
If the Christian Jihadi Fred Phelps decided he wanted to move his radical congregation 50 miles SE to my city there would be a large public outcry very similar to the NY Mosque to to prevent Mr. Phelps and his ilk from being here. Unlike the Islamic Jihadi's, the Westboro Baptist Jihadi's are unlikely to issue veiled threats of death and violence or walk into your shopping mall wearing the latest designer explosive vest. And unlike the NY Mosque the Westboro Baptist would quickly find a change of venue.
Another example would be that anyone can artistically deface, urinate, defecate, burn or wipe ones ass on/with the Holy Bible or a picture of the Pope or Jesus Christ without fearing the possibility of having a bounty put on their head. Whereas merely drawing glasses on Muhammad is grounds for a fatwa.
Thus it appears to me that the Muslim Extremists are running Islam, and what Moderates there are are a minority. Whereas the moderate and tolerant majority in the US keeps the Christian Jihadi's like Phelps in check.