Why won't "Christians for Mohammad" work in America? Islam in America is just another religion.
I can understand why you'd reject an analogy where the C4M present their religion as a religion of peace, joy, equality, etc. How about this: a group called "Christians for Mohammad" present themselves as representatives of a religion that focuses on piety, faith, and devotion to God through "the five pillars of faith," and that Mohammad is the latest prophet to represent the God we all worship. They say that the religion is not an easy one to observe, but it represents the true completion of Christ's message on Earth, and that they are Christians just like you and should be accepted as such.
If you said, "no, you're Muslims," would it be okay for me to call you a bigot?
Come on, HT..
"I can understand why you'd reject an analogy where the C4M present their religion as a religion of peace, joy, equality, etc. How about this: a group called "Christians for Mohammad"" [snip]
The whole islam/Christianity schtick vis-a-vis the Judaism/Christianity thing just will not fly given current affairs. Sorry buddy.
Maybe in a sterile, clinical, theoligical discussion free from political and cultural colorations, it would work. However, that is not what Alouette intended (and I have nothing against her, she is only trying to make a point). She intended to use the shock of the comparison fortified with current feelings of revulsion for islam.
FYI, the C4M analogy.. which Jews used to use to counter the JFJ ethical question, did not work for precisely that reason. We don't hate Jews.. we don't revile Moses.. We kinda like 'em ;-)
"If you said, "no, you're Muslims," would it be okay for me to call you a bigot?"
Guilty as charged if that what it has to be :-)