Muslims/Radical Muslims vs. LDS/FLDS

[SoonerCoug]

If nice muslims are supposed to do something about radical Islam, are we supposed to do something about the FLDS?

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

If nice muslims are supposed to do something about radical Islam, are we supposed to do something about the FLDS?

No.

Because the percentage of radical islam in islam is much higher than the percent Flds.

Plus I support FLDS's desire to worship as they choose, outside of child brides.

[FMCoug]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

If nice muslims are supposed to do something about radical Islam, are we supposed to do something about the FLDS?

Not until FLDS start blowing things up.

[Indy Coug]

If the FLDS start killing people in the name of the LDS church, then we'll have some form of obligation.

Of course, the FLDS largely live in isolation rather than integrated into the fabric of society like radical Muslims are in many instances.

[Archaea]

LDS prosecutors prosecute FLDS for breaking child bride laws, so we do what we lawfully can.

Do moderate Muslims do what they can to limit the harmful interventions of radical muslims?

[Detroitdad]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

If nice muslims are supposed to do something about radical Islam, are we supposed to do something about the FLDS?

Yes. In the minds of people who think muslim=radical, mormon frequently =flds child raping people.

This question really demonstrates the idiocy of lumping groups together.

[Detroitdad]

Originally Posted by Archaea

LDS prosecutors prosecute FLDS for breaking child bride laws, so we do what we lawfully can.

Do moderate Muslims do what they can to limit the harmful interventions of radical muslims?

Yes. They fight them at the ballot box and in the mosque.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by Detroitdad

Yes. They fight them at the ballot box and in the mosque.

I don't think they do in Syria, Lebanon or Iran. In fact, in Iran, it's a hotbed for many radicals.

[Detroitdad]

Originally Posted by Archaea

I don't think they do in Syria, Lebanon or Iran. In fact, in Iran, it's a hotbed for many radicals.

I can't speak for individuals of course, but persons who try to do anything against the government or in the case of Lebanon, Hezbollah, do so at peril of imprisonment and even death. In the case of Syria and Iran asking people to openly oppose those governments (of which only Iran has a fundamentalist government, which is not extremely popular) is a bit like castigating the Chinese for failing to be anti-Communist. And BTW Syria's regime is less about Islamic fundamentalism than it is about self preservation of the Alawites and the military. And about Assad's ridiculous mustache.

But in Lebanon, Hezbollah represents only a fraction of the polity. The Druze, Alawite, and Sunni groups are openly in conflict with Hezbollah, along with the Maronites. Even the Shia are not uniformly behind Hezbollah.

[SoonerCoug]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

No.

Because the percentage of radical islam in islam is much higher than the percent Flds.

Plus I support FLDS's desire to worship as they choose, outside of child brides.

So you think polygamy should be legal?