The police have been criticized for picking on Muslims, but where else were they supposed to look?
Fair enough, but that's not the same as widespread opposition to an entire population of people simply because of their professed religion. Our law enforcement and security operations need to focus on the source of threats, wherever they might be, but the rest of us need to remember that the majority of Muslims are *not* terrorists.
For their part, I don't find Muslim clerics vociferous in their opposition to fanaticism within their creed, or active in dissuading young Muslim men from joining groups sympathetic to jihad. For Muslims to feel integrated, they must be seen to be with the rest of us in opposing terror.
I absolutely agree. Such outspoken opposition to extremism would do much to help reduce the current levels of antagonism against Muslims, I think. Again, there are historical similarities. Many of the priests and bishops in the 19th Century did little to counter the allegations of those that opposed them. The nature of the Church's hierarchy made it slow to adapt to the changes required by the more open, secular societies it suddenly found itself in. Perhaps there are lessons for the Muslim leaders in this history as well...
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Fair enough, but that's not the same as widespread opposition to an entire population of people simply because of their professed religion. Our law enforcement and security operations need to focus on the source of threats, wherever they might be, but the rest of us need to remember that the majority of Muslims are *not* terrorists.
I absolutely agree. Such outspoken opposition to extremism would do much to help reduce the current levels of antagonism against Muslims, I think. Again, there are historical similarities. Many of the priests and bishops in the 19th Century did little to counter the allegations of those that opposed them. The nature of the Church's hierarchy made it slow to adapt to the changes required by the more open, secular societies it suddenly found itself in. Perhaps there are lessons for the Muslim leaders in this history as well...