Is this board anti-muslim?

And I would like some to overcome the belief that deciding what is one way for them DOES NOT mean it is that way for someone else.

If religion is self-destructive for YOU, then don't involve yourself in it.

How does Setanta know who is a fanatical Christian and who is not? Is he so self delusional that he thinks he is above everybody else?

Setanta is not satisfied to disagree with others. He feels that it is his duty to make claims that are untrue and downright silly. He feels that he must make derogatory comments to bolster his image that is only important in his own mind.

I notice that he did not reply to an earlier post where I pointed out his feeble attempts to belittle people. He only responds to things that he thinks will make him look all knowing. He considers himself well informed. That he may be, but he is very ill mannered which negatives any knowledge that he may actually have. Knowledgeable people can debate the facts, not find fault with the debater.

Some things never change.

If Setanta spent more time keeping with the topics of the threads and less time finding fault with individual posters, he might be more productive. A look through almost any thread that he posts on will find him throwing barbs at anyone that he does not agree with. Not just those who consider themselves Christians either. Anybody is fair game for Setanta's childish rants. However, he particularly likes to find any fault he can with Christians. His diatribes against Muslims, however, have not gone unnoticed either.

Setanta seems to consider himself the resident expert and the only one whose opinion counts. Anyone who uses the word pathetic so often is very close to the word. When anyone, who has made known that they are a Christian, retorts in any manner whatsoever, Setanta uses his "you call yourself a Christian" card with great amusement. He then proceeds to call it self righteous whining etc. In fact, the whining comes from the other side, but we we do not mention that...until now.

Most people are able to converse in a rational and intelligent manner. Whatever someone's religion or ethnic background is is not an issue. With Setanta it is always an issue. Perhaps someone could explain what "There are literally thousands of christians at this site who get through every day without the spew which typifies your contributions" means. Perhaps Setanta has had a change of heart and does not dislike all Christians. It is now only Momma Angel and me. No problem.

Hopefully, this means that the rest of you, of any religion, can expect to be treated with some respect in the future. Setanta will use Momma Angel and I for his whipping boy. That is ok because I have come to discard much of what Setanta has to say. He just goes on and on like a spoiled child. It is time to grow up and act like an adult, Setanta.

If his goal is to make us leave A2K, then his goal is futile. I, for one, will not let the local bully wear me down.

I hope that the Muslims on this board do not feel that they are alone if they are also treated in this manner. Most of the users are caring people who have better things to do than trash others. They are very nice people.

dyslexia wrote:

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Some things never change.

and yet how I wish they would, I think it would be ever so nice in the "civilized" world became civilized and overcame the self-destructive nature of religion.

...and of the self-righteous non-religious...

snood wrote:

dyslexia wrote:

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Some things never change.

and yet how I wish they would, I think it would be ever so nice in the "civilized" world became civilized and overcame the self-destructive nature of religion.

...and of the self-righteous non-religious...

Don't forget the self-righteous religious...There's lots of that in this world too...

Just a thought...

Sure, but I thought that would've been redundant, considering what I was replying to. I thought that was sort of understood. Those that profess no faith seem to have no problem holding forth in their own ways about what is "good" and "bad" - and that fact sort of flies below the radar, IMO.

seems you are not only evading the subject.

Why does it matter if you are referring to Muslims, Sikhs or anybody else with the word towelhead. It doesn't make it any better using this term with ANYBODY. Hoever, it seems that the term has been used specifically with Muslims on these threads.

Lash wrote:

nimh wrote:

Lash wrote:

Muslims haven't cornered the market on large, towel-looking headwear.

That might have been a reasonable argument if the word "towelhead" was indeed ever used to describe other people with towel-like gear on their head as well. As it stands, however, it is a label pretty much exclusively used to describe Muslims, and pejoratively so.

WRONG, as you show yourself with the Wiki definition. You thought you knew what I was thinking when I said it--You were incorrect.
Lots of people in the ME wear that headgear, who aren't Muslim. All Arabs aren't Muslims, and all people wearing towelly headed accutriments aren't even necessarily Arab.

Yup, there's non-Muslim, non-Arab people with towel-like gear on their head as well. But they're not the ones that the word "towelhead" is generally used against.

If a word is mostly used as a pejorative description of a certain, specific group, then that becomes the "load" it carries, even if its literal meaning could hypothetically also apply to other people.

Eg, it'd be hard to argue that "trailer trash" doesnt necessarily imply a putdown against poor, lower-class folks because you know, there's some rich people who own a trailer too (for daytrips or something).

Mind you, I give you this much: "towelhead" doesnt necessarily imply a religious slur (against Muslims), it could also be an ethnic slur (against Arabs/Middle Easterners). Dont think that helps the defence much tho ;-)

Wikipedia:

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Towelhead
(U.S.) anyone who wears a head turban. Derisively applied towards Middle Easterners and Muslims, but rarely applied against people who wear other types of turbans.
(Australia) wearers of religious headdress, particularly Sikhs.

Towelhead
(U.S.) anyone who wears a head turban. Derisively applied towards Middle Easterners and Muslims, but rarely applied against people who wear other types of turbans.
(Australia) wearers of religious headdress, particularly Sikhs.