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if muslims dont want to be singled out and stereotyped unfairly as a religion of murder, they are going to have to do their part and put their foot down and stamp out these radicals from existing on the fringes of their religion
well this hits close to home ...drive by that mosque every day to work
I applaud that mosque for not allowing this type to attend their place of worship BUT I sure hope they did more than just send him on his way ... the RCMP Burnaby detachment is a 3 minute walk from that mosque
if muslims dont want to be singled out and stereotyped unfairly as a religion of murder, they are going to have to do their part and put their foot down and stamp out these radicals from existing on the fringes of their religion
This is the biggest thing to me. These nutjobs aren't quiet about their beliefs. If someone in a mosque hears another member talking about ISIS or AQ or any other extremist organization in anything other than a wholly condemning light, they have the moral and legal duty to alert authorities. After the Quebec incident, someone who prayed at the same mosque as the killer did an interview (blacked out and voice altered) on CBC saying he had heard the guy talking about ISIS a lot in recent weeks, condoning their campaign and sympathizing with their message. THAT SHIT IS NOT FUCKING ACCEPTABLE! Get your ass to a police station and do your civic fucking duty. With instances like that, I feel very, very little sympathy for the Muslim community at large when they claim the rest of us see them all as one common enemy. Rat out your bad seeds, and your reputation will fucking glow. Until then, you are no better than them.
I agree that anyone who heard the talk has a responsibility to report, but I also see why they wouldn't. I don't know what it's like up there, but down here there is already so much blind hatred and misunderstanding that I am sure there is a lot of trepidation to speak up because any backlash will not fall on just the one "bad apple".
All it takes is one news story about "ISIS discussions at local mosque" and it'll be a hunting party. It would be great if we were truly on equal footing and the people who are facing repercussions for the acts of people who only loosely are associated could have the freedom to stand up.
I mean, if I was at church and heard someone talking about blowing up an abortion clinic, you'd be damn sure I'd be on the phone with my friends in Homeland Security. But I don't have to worry about that story being the reason my church gets firebombed either.
I agree that anyone who heard the talk has a responsibility to report, but I also see why they wouldn't. I don't know what it's like up there, but down here there is already so much blind hatred and misunderstanding that I am sure there is a lot of trepidation to speak up because any backlash will not fall on just the one "bad apple".
All it takes is one news story about "ISIS discussions at local mosque" and it'll be a hunting party. It would be great if we were truly on equal footing and the people who are facing repercussions for the acts of people who only loosely are associated could have the freedom to stand up.
I mean, if I was at church and heard someone talking about blowing up an abortion clinic, you'd be damn sure I'd be on the phone with my friends in Homeland Security. But I don't have to worry about that story being the reason my church gets firebombed either.
like i bolded in my original post ... this mosque has interfaith programs ... its in a cramped tract of land but they have a front lawn/garden and it has never looked uninviting to me ... seen plenty of different looking "faces" congregating there
I like to think the majority of canadians are a tad more accepting of different immigrant groups and faiths and understand that acts of 1 should taint 99
I dont think they would face backlash if they had reported this person and it got out