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<blockquote data-quote="tonyexpress" data-source="post: 1850676" data-attributes="member: 1940"><a href="http://nation.foxnews.com/2015/09/27/musings-average-joe-threat-non-radical-islam-should-we-actually-listen-bill-maher?section=10369" target="_blank">Musings Of An Average Joe: The Threat Of Non-Radical Islam - Should We Actually Listen To Bill Maher?</a>Bill Maher seems to understand something that virtually none of his peers on the left understand. While the debate remains exclusively about “radical Islam,” ironically enough, you’ll often find that the most &quot;moderate&quot;, tolerant Muslims fit the exact description of the left&#039;s perception of the stereotypical racist, sexist, homophobic, religious fanatic right-wing conservative that they profess to fear and loathe.As Maher pointed out in a discussion earlier this year about radical Islam, &quot;I&#039;m a liberal in this debate. I&#039;m for free speech. To be a liberal, you have to stand up for liberal principles. It&#039;s not my fault that the part of the world that is most against liberal principles is the Muslim part of the world.&quot;Our vetting process for Muslims and how we gauge their level of decency seems to only involve their attitudes toward extremism. It never seems to question general beliefs towards women, homosexuals, and religious tolerance. Do you believe someone should have their head cut off for drawing a cartoon? No? See, I knew you were a great person. An extensive 2013 Pew poll found some troubling results regarding both radical and non-radical Islam.According to Pew, a majority of Muslims in several countries consider stoning a woman to death a legitimate punishment for adultery.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tonyexpress, post: 1850676, member: 1940"] [SIZE=6][B][URL='http://nation.foxnews.com/2015/09/27/musings-average-joe-threat-non-radical-islam-should-we-actually-listen-bill-maher?section=10369']Musings Of An Average Joe: The Threat Of Non-Radical Islam - Should We Actually Listen To Bill Maher?[/URL][/B][/SIZE] Bill Maher seems to understand something that virtually none of his peers on the left understand. While the debate remains exclusively about “radical Islam,” ironically enough, you’ll often find that the most "moderate", tolerant Muslims fit the exact description of the left's perception of the stereotypical racist, sexist, homophobic, religious fanatic right-wing conservative that they profess to fear and loathe. As Maher pointed out in a discussion earlier this year about radical Islam, "I'm a liberal in this debate. I'm for free speech. To be a liberal, you have to stand up for liberal principles. It's not my fault that the part of the world that is most against liberal principles is the Muslim part of the world." Our vetting process for Muslims and how we gauge their level of decency seems to only involve their attitudes toward extremism. It never seems to question general beliefs towards women, homosexuals, and religious tolerance. Do you believe someone should have their head cut off for drawing a cartoon? No? See, I knew you were a great person. An extensive 2013 Pew poll found some troubling results regarding both radical and non-radical Islam. According to Pew, a majority of Muslims in several countries consider stoning a woman to death a legitimate punishment for adultery. [/QUOTE]

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