Please, go look at the statistics. Liberals need to quit pulling out Islamophobe.
I will post a link at the end of this. Islam has some SHIT ideas in it's faith (as do the other religions). What you will find though is a majority, if not close to majority of support for these bad ideas.
Take the following poll question. What % of muslims favor death penalty for leaving the faith...
Turkey - 17%
Malaysia - 62%
Afghanistan - 79%
Egypt - 86%
Jordan - 82%
Lebanon - 46%
Iraq - 42%
*Edit: I did not post every single Muslim country in here. There were a few smaller countries that were in the low Teens, or Twenties for support of death penalty of Apostates. But Instead went after the larger countries in the region. Example Russia has a muslim population and they were polled at 15%*
Other than Turkey, which is considered the most secular of all middle east countries, you have majority, or close to it supporting DEATH to those who wish to leave the faith. 42% isn't a few bad apples, it's almost half the country.
You can find similar numbers on other polls for actions against those of blasphemy (cartoons). And a majority of Muslim countries favor Sharia Law. I don't know how you can be a supporter of human rights and sharia law (just like biblical law would fall out of our moral compass).
Again, I do not think every Muslim is out to cut off my head, or anyone's head. I do not see Islam as a major threat to this country. I do not feel nervous or uncomfortable around a Muslim. I think a good majority do what other believers do, which is cherry pick which verses to hold weight, and which ones to pass off as not relevant. BAD IDEAS should be struck down, without fear of being called a bigot, racist, or whatever else. I am not attacking Muslims, I am attacking the idea that it's considered OK to kill a human being for leaving the faith, for drawing a cartoon, for adultery, or any other silly reason. Death, or any sort of physical/emotional abuse is immoral and societies should stand up against it......
What is scary is these poll numbers show that a majority of Muslims, most of whom would not fall into the "extreme" side of their religion, support an extreme reaction to such a silly "crime". Does every one of the 86% truly wish death for those who leave the faith....who really knows. But my point is it's not just a small number of extremists that have extreme views.
You look at those who speak up against the human rights crimes being committed, and those who speak out against the extremists....and they're all risking their lives to do so. How would you like to be Rushdie, constantly in hiding for his life? Or any others who have had a fatwa placed against them? Where is the support for him and them in the Muslim world?
If you were to burn the Bible (as a public figure), seems silly to do so, some Christians might get upset...but that's about it. Burn the Koran and you'll have demonstrations in the streets, and you would most likely need to go into hiding for fear of death threats.
If this was just a small percentage of extremists, would you really need to take such precautions?
Christians don't go around burning non believers at the stake anymore. It's time Islam goes through the same transformation.
Muslim Beliefs About Sharia | Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project