Posted: Aug 16, 2014 10:29 pm
azeed wrote:For believers, Islam is a defining idea. You can't separate the person and the idea when that idea is central to their identity and culture. You think you can criticise Islam as if it was a theory written down in a book but Islam doesn't exist in a book. It exists in hearts and minds.
So what do you do about the undeniable fact that, for many people, racism is also an "idea is central to their identity and culture", and which "doesn't exist in a book. It exists in hearts and minds."
Well done! You've just committed yourself to the position that criticizing racism is racist.
