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<blockquote data-quote="JesusofBorg" data-source="post: 2645732" data-attributes="member: 895960">I have never met a Muslim in the United States who wants to control what I think, say, or do; nor have I ever met a Muslim in the US who insists that I follow their rules.&nbsp; I would go so far to say that Muslims in the US tend *not* to be like Muslims in the rest of the world specifically *because* we have zero tolerance for violence and compulsion in the name of religion. People come to the US to have a better life than the one they left behind, so it is inconceivable that any Muslim would come to the US to remold the US in the image of the very thing they left behind to begin with.&nbsp; Thinking about it in terms of game theory, it is irrational. There is no pay off that way.EDIT--The blow-up over South Park is the exception, not the rule in the US.&nbsp; People make fun of ALL religions in the US.&nbsp; That&#039;s part of our culture.&nbsp; We have free inquiry, and with free inquiry comes free ridicule.&nbsp; Most people are okay with it.&nbsp; Some are not.&nbsp; As a counter-example, I seem to recall a fundamentalist Christian ****-storm over &quot;The Last Temptation of Christ.&nbsp; I also recall a fundamentalist Christian ****-storm over Harry Potter.&nbsp; Then there was the Christian ****-storm over &quot;The Da Vinci Code.&quot;&nbsp; Then there was the Christian ****-storm over the Terry Schiavo case in Florida.&nbsp; Oh, yes...the list goes on and on.&nbsp; There are whackjobs in every group, not just Muslims.&nbsp; The whackjobs are the exception, not the rule.&nbsp; They are just easier to remember specifically *because* they are far enough outside the norm to be newsmaking events.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JesusofBorg, post: 2645732, member: 895960"] I have never met a Muslim in the United States who wants to control what I think, say, or do; nor have I ever met a Muslim in the US who insists that I follow their rules. I would go so far to say that Muslims in the US tend *not* to be like Muslims in the rest of the world specifically *because* we have zero tolerance for violence and compulsion in the name of religion. People come to the US to have a better life than the one they left behind, so it is inconceivable that any Muslim would come to the US to remold the US in the image of the very thing they left behind to begin with. Thinking about it in terms of game theory, it is irrational. There is no pay off that way. EDIT--The blow-up over South Park is the exception, not the rule in the US. People make fun of ALL religions in the US. That's part of our culture. We have free inquiry, and with free inquiry comes free ridicule. Most people are okay with it. Some are not. As a counter-example, I seem to recall a fundamentalist Christian ****-storm over "The Last Temptation of Christ. I also recall a fundamentalist Christian ****-storm over Harry Potter. Then there was the Christian ****-storm over "The Da Vinci Code." Then there was the Christian ****-storm over the Terry Schiavo case in Florida. Oh, yes...the list goes on and on. There are whackjobs in every group, not just Muslims. The whackjobs are the exception, not the rule. They are just easier to remember specifically *because* they are far enough outside the norm to be newsmaking events. [/QUOTE]

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