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So people who spread the gospel of Jesus Christ are equivalent to klansmen? I guess I better go poke some eyeholes in my sheets then.  |
Are you saying that Christianity
hasn't been used to advance the cause of white supremacy? Are you saying that religion has never been subverted in the name of a political agenda?
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Firstly, these gentlemen run a ministry to reach out to the the muslim community. To do that they need to go to areas where the muslim people are, areas such as this fair.
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They choose to go to these areas, they don't need to go to these areas. There are other means of communicating a message.
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Secondly, it's not like they were standing outside a mosque with a bullhorn. They went to a booth that had a banner that said "Islam, got questions? Get answers". They were inviting discussion with non-muslims.
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They were inviting discussions but on their terms. The people told them to turn off the cameras if they wanted to talk. If discussion were the primary goal, why not accommodate that request? If the goal is truly Christian outreach to the Muslim community in line with the organization's mission statement, why pick tactics designed to provoke a confrontation, the cameras to 'document' the confrontation, and then the use of the internet to publicize the confrontation?
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The idea that Christians need to shut up and stay in their church buildings, or risk being labeled bigots[...]
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Where is that suggestion being made?
Where is that comparison being drawn?
Americans do not have the right to voice an opinion with a course of action with which they disagree?
If one's cause is truly righteous, does one really give two hoots and a holler what critics say?