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In reply to the discussion: Iranian Students Lashed 99 Times Over Coed Party [View all]guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)12. Islam is more than a cleric. It is more than a group of clerics
in any particular country.
Are Americans defined by Dick Cheney?
This type of simplistic, reductionistic post is designed to frame Islam as sui generis intolerant. It fails, as do all similar posts because no belief system comprised of billions of faithful can in any way be defined by the actions of a few.
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The equivalence fails: the US Constitution never claimed to be perfect and eternal
Albertoo
Jun 2016
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