Posted by
Always To The Right on Monday, November 09, 2009 8:35:40 AM
When Muslims commit violence
I am not arguing, of course, that American Muslims, as a whole, are violently unhappy with America (I've argued the opposite,
in fact). But I do think that elite makers of opinion in this country
try very hard to ignore the larger meaning of violent acts when they
happen to be perpetrated by Muslims. Here's a simple test: If Nidal
Malik Hasan had been a devout Christian with pronounced anti-abortion
views, and had he attacked, say, a Planned Parenthood office, would his
religion have been considered relevant as we tried to understand the
motivation and meaning of the attack? Of course. Elite opinion makers
do not, as a rule, try to protect Christians and Christian belief from
investigation and criticism. Quite the opposite. It would be useful to
apply the same standards of inquiry and criticism to all religions.