Are we really expected to be nicer to Muslims than to actual people?
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I know this may be hard to believe, but despite what you may have been taught, those who have different beliefs from you are people too. I know, shocking, right?
No, your expected to treat Muslims like, you know, actual people. Because that's what they are! You treat Muslims the same way you treat everybody else -- you treat them like your fellow human beings. How can people not get this?
No, you are expected to treat them as nicely as everyone else.
It might come as a shock to you, but Muslims are actual people. They come in all different shapes, sizes and colors, just as Christians do.
I have three very dear friends who are Muslims, I do treat them nicer than I treat an unfamiliar person in the street.
Not because they are Muslims, but because they are wonderful people and my friends.
No, you are expected to treat them decently, no better and no worse than anyone else.
Edit: Because they are people, I mean.
Apparently whether or not one is human depends on religion.
And no, we're expected to be as nice to muslims as to other people.
Not nicer, just treat them the same. Try pretending that your religion hasn't made you batshit insane enough to desire the death, destruction and oppression of anyone who doesn't believe the exact same way that you do and go from there.
Yes, it will hurt at first, but if you'd bother to crack dat bibble open once in awhile you'd see it's actually the only thing Jesus wants from you.
"Are we really expected to be nicer to Muslims than to actual people?"
Leviticus 19:18: 'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself.'
Leviticus 19:34: 'But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.'
Luke 10:25-28: 'And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.'
...I think that's a yes.
Here's what you need to do Arthur:
Step 1: Realize Muslims are people.
Step 2: Be nice to people.
Sadly, I don't see you getting past step one.
For the record, Muslims are "actual people", too.
And no, you're not expected to be NICER to them, you're expected to be AS NICE to them as you are to other people ("actual" or not). It's called tolerance, and the ethic of reciprocation.
And how you treat people should depend, not on their religion/cultural background, but on:
1) What they do
2) What they say
And that's it. That's why we treat our friends nicer than we treat strangers.
I happen to have very close-knit group of friends at school who are atheist, agnostic, Muslim, Sikh, and Hindu. We all get along and we don't let religious beliefs get in the way of our beautiful friendship. We recognize that everyone is raised to believe different things and that it doesn't detract from our personhood. Seeing someone imply that it does makes me feel sick. Seeing someone claim that one of my best friends, a Muslim, is not an "actual" person angers me to no end. You are an insult to the concepts of friendship and tolerance.
A certain Christian savior (who shall remain nameless) is reported to have said, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This quote makes no provisions for Muslims, or homosexuals, or democrats or any other group of people you feel are beneath you.
No you're expected to treat Musliims like human beings that deserve the same basic courtesy that everybody else deserves, because that's what they are.
Although something tells me that the concept of basic courtesy may be lost on you, seek counseling on basic etiquette.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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