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Warren DeMontague

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10. I don't give a free pass to anyone, particularly when it comes to unscientific dogma.

Sat Oct 3, 2015, 04:08 AM

Oct 2015

Unfortunately Maher himself succumbs to that, from time to time, on crap like vaccines.

He should stop giving a free pass to the likes of Jenny McCarthy and her chemtrail homeopathy crowd.

That said, he does have something of a point, as illustrated by the people here who just a few months ago were falling all over themselves desperate to figure out a way to outlaw blasphemous cartoons in the US, despite the 1st Amendment.

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Bill Maher, Richard Dawkins Rip ‘Regressive Leftists’ Giving a ‘Free Pass’ to Islam [View all] flamingdem Oct 2015 OP

Well, at least he's not saying that white progressives are racists. delrem Oct 2015 #1

Bill Maher's hatred of Islam is just a cover for his racism and support for war. cpwm17 Oct 2015 #2

Islam is not a race pscot Oct 2015 #23

He hates Semites by birth and language - Arabs. cpwm17 Oct 2015 #27

So then do Arabs hate gay people and get off on violence against us, they do violence to us Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #33

So you hate Islam and you hate Arabs. Equally. delrem Oct 2015 #55

Of course that is not what I said at all and your casual willingness to bear false witness suggests Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #78

I could never understand that one either. smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #64

He hates Semites by birth and yargle bargel boo boo AlbertCat Oct 2015 #37

Don't forget their hatred of the Jews (as evidenced in many recent anti-Jewish smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #65

Sorry, Bill. stranger81 Oct 2015 #3

But you're okay when he rips Christians? Yavin4 Oct 2015 #40

He isn't promoting a war against Christians, or Jews, or delrem Oct 2015 #59

What war? Yavin4 Oct 2015 #60

The US's "war against Islamic terrorism", which has been going approx. 15 yrs now. delrem Oct 2015 #63

Maher supports war against Islamic terrorism?!?!?! Yavin4 Oct 2015 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author delrem Oct 2015 #89

He singles out Islam for rather special treatment. delrem Oct 2015 #90

He does not hate people. He hates religion. Yavin4 Oct 2015 #92

Yah. Right. delrem Oct 2015 #95

No, has said that Muslims are naturally violent cpwm17 Oct 2015 #96

Can you provide a link with Maher stating all Muslims are naturally violent? riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #100

I really wish I could find a link to get an accurate quote cpwm17 Oct 2015 #107

You keep reiterating these points without substantiation riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #108

And he never said, "Arabs" Yavin4 Oct 2015 #105

Maher has some good writers on staff olddots Oct 2015 #4

True shenmue Oct 2015 #51

In between saying, "Fuck their culture", Dawkins was plugging his book. rug Oct 2015 #5

I agree with bill LukeFL Oct 2015 #6

They are 100% right melman Oct 2015 #7

I agree with Maher on this issue. He's right-on on this one. Proof is here on DU. demosincebirth Oct 2015 #8

Look at this very thread for proof Democat Oct 2015 #13

"Go, Bill, go!!!!!" would be the cry. n/m ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2015 #15

Exactly. smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #17

Maher distinguishes between crazy and non-crazy chrisitans, but all Muslims are evil Scootaloo Oct 2015 #79

bigots Truprogressive85 Oct 2015 #9

I don't give a free pass to anyone, particularly when it comes to unscientific dogma. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #10

You only need to read DU to see the truth Democat Oct 2015 #11

Yes - we should all engage in anti-Islamic hate speech. Maedhros Oct 2015 #32

I think we should all engage in strong criticism of all bigoted schools of thought. Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #34

No. People such as Maher cross the line from hating dogma Maedhros Oct 2015 #38

Correct. delrem Oct 2015 #56

I don't agree with you and you did not even attempt to support your assertions beyond preaching Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #77

And yet you dismiss the anti gay bigotry of Francis and insist that a homopbobe is the measure of Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #80

I don't think you read my post. Maedhros Oct 2015 #87

There is no love in what you are saying at all. You dismiss anti gay bigotry out of any and all Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #99

Do you really think fundamentalist Islam is beyond reproach? smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #66

Not at all. Maedhros Oct 2015 #85

And yet you fail to speak about LGBT issues in Islam with anything like honesty. Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #101

I think Christian fundamentalists receive their fair share of scorn here, Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #35

I think his issue with fundamentalist Christians TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #52

I agree ohheckyeah Oct 2015 #12

Maher was quite a dick about the 14 year old clock kid. romanic Oct 2015 #14

With Maher it goes beyond angst over a "free pass" for Islam..... marmar Oct 2015 #16

On DU it often seems that there is more criticism of Christians who refuse to bake cakes Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #18

gak! flamingdem Oct 2015 #21

It would be ironic if it weren't so nauseating. nt hifiguy Oct 2015 #46

+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #54

This is the mark of a very sick culture. No other religion does these things. smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #67

Maher is a bigot and a hypocrite One of the 99 Oct 2015 #19

Islamophobes (Muslimphobes would be more correct) are war lovers. cpwm17 Oct 2015 #22

Somebody needs to straighten this out. hifiguy Oct 2015 #45

If you read the whole post One of the 99 Oct 2015 #72

That video has zero content of Maher saying he thinks Muslims are violent riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #102

I agree with Bill. Kang Colby Oct 2015 #20

Two bigots having a conversations...yawn. Rex Oct 2015 #24

He is 100% correct Matrosov Oct 2015 #25

I think a lot of people want to avoid/prevent actual bigotry against muslims arcane1 Oct 2015 #28

No belief system and no idea should be immune from criticism. arcane1 Oct 2015 #26

I'm an equal opportunity religious critic. riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #29

They are right WestCoastLib Oct 2015 #30

Damn tootin. hifiguy Oct 2015 #44

Maher & Dawkins are absolutely right about this rollin74 Oct 2015 #31

The poor, defenseless oppressive mysogynists need our protection. Binkie The Clown Oct 2015 #36

So Muslims are Nazis now. cpwm17 Oct 2015 #39

and yet you called him a "Zionist" like its some sort of slur Mosby Oct 2015 #42

Is Maher a Zionist? delrem Oct 2015 #58

So Muslims aren't racists. Binkie The Clown Oct 2015 #47

So the 1.5 billion Muslims in the World hate everybody else. cpwm17 Oct 2015 #48

It's their religious duty to kill the infidel. Binkie The Clown Oct 2015 #49

That was sickening. smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #69

That's Anjem Choudary, currently awaiting trial for encouraging support of ISIS muriel_volestrangler Oct 2015 #83

My son-in-law is Muslim, Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #62

Is this the new GummyBearz Oct 2015 #73

Uh, no, not the same. Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #82

Ummm...Most Muslims hate Jews as well and would wipe them off the planet if they smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #68

Agreed. I hate misogyny and any organization that Duppers Oct 2015 #41

They have a good point hifiguy Oct 2015 #43

As this last week shows LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #50

ALL religion deserves mocking (and he does do that) nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #53

Islam Is An Oppressive Religion Toward Both Men And Women NonMetro Oct 2015 #57

We're still fighting "christianity" here when dealing with fundamentalists flamingdem Oct 2015 #61

I just started a thread on why "In God We Trust" needs to go NonMetro Oct 2015 #84

I agree and think religion is their excuse to gain flamingdem Oct 2015 #86

+1000 smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #70

I agree with Maher and Dawkins. Just as all fiction is equally fake, all religion is equally Oneironaut Oct 2015 #71

all religions deserve equal scrutiny restorefreedom Oct 2015 #74

Maher's mother is Jewish Fumesucker Oct 2015 #91

could have fooled me restorefreedom Oct 2015 #97

So because Maher criticises "pretty much any religion" he's a bigot? riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #103

he doesn't have to like religion restorefreedom Oct 2015 #104

Ah, so he rubs you the wrong way and that earns him the bigot label riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #106

he seems to play favorites restorefreedom Oct 2015 #110

Link? riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #111

there are plenty more.... restorefreedom Oct 2015 #112

Both of those articles mistake Maher's critique of Islam riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #113

i did notice that quote restorefreedom Oct 2015 #114

The problem is the hypocrisy. I agree Islam gets protected status. davidn3600 Oct 2015 #75

+1000 Yavin4 Oct 2015 #93

I'm a proud liberal. Meldread Oct 2015 #76

Bravo! smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #88

An EXCELLENT post. hifiguy Oct 2015 #115

Fucking Dick Dorkins needs to shut up and stick to his field. Arkana Oct 2015 #94

Dawkins and Maher are right leftynyc Oct 2015 #98

Bill Maher is right on this one. patsimp Oct 2015 #109