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mr_liberal

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7. Thats a great point about Turkey

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 01:30 AM

Oct 2014

Secularism had to be forced on it militarily by Ataturk in the 20s, but now its beginning to be eroded and Islamists are making gains.

Indonesia is a pretty bad example too. It has Sharia Law for one of its provinces with 5 million people and religious courts everywhere else. Its also not great for civil liberties, its rated only partly free by Freedom House.

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Reza Aslan is Wrong About Islam and This is Why [View all] pbmus Oct 2014 OP

Strange to accuse someone of cherry-picking and distortion, then to go into such tactics. Scootaloo Oct 2014 #1

Thank you, scootalong ...nt pbmus Oct 2014 #2

For example? N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #11

For example the argument he makes regarding women's status Scootaloo Oct 2014 #12

Those may be insufficient evidence, but they're not distortion. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #15

this rebuttal to Aslan is weak Cicada Oct 2014 #3

Yes, Kurds are Muslim, and the other examples all come with links muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #14

It's strange that your link says he was completely wrong on Female Mutilation and yet PolitiFact Quixote1818 Oct 2014 #4

If the ex muslims facts are not factual please link to them ... pbmus Oct 2014 #6

His intent is to put the focus of FGM primarily on Muslims & ignore the history of the practice Quixote1818 Oct 2014 #8

trash thread. liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #5

Thats a great point about Turkey mr_liberal Oct 2014 #7

Aslan was mostly correct FarrenH Oct 2014 #9

This. Skidmore Oct 2014 #13

Amazing that the Saudis are ignored again. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #10

That fact that apostasy is a crime in 23 Muslim countries says a lot about their "tolerance" EX500rider Oct 2014 #16