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In reply to the discussion: You Won’t Believe What These Muslims Are Protesting About [View all]Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)you make it sound as if it's easy to find, but it is not.. the lines between traditional religious belief, fundamentalism and violent extremism are not so cut and dry.
in point of fact liberal and moderate believers are more likely to rush to the defense of fundies of their own faith than they are non-believers who, even correctly and cogently, criticize the tenets of the faith.. not even believers, just the immoral *tenets*.
it is this dynamic that needs interrupting before fundies can be isolated, because those of us on the outside of a particular faith community have less than no influence. that change will have to come from within.
so far, liberal and moderate believers have been *woefully remiss* in their responsibility to the progressive movement they claim to support.