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<blockquote data-quote="cochise215" data-source="post: 3229012" data-attributes="member: 138612">I think the issue is to what degree extremists or those people willing to openly display their views reflect similar views in the rest of the population that are not quite so vocal, and furthermore how informed those views are by the background of those people (which obviously includes religion).For example there has recenly been some muslims charged with handing out homophobic literature. It was only 3-5 guys or so. A very small minority.Now I think they actually represent a much larger undercurrent of homophobia in the muslim population as a whole. They just don&#039;t make leaflets and give them out.What&#039;s more I think that undercurrent is fed by islamic teachings and ideas quite seperate from the individuals that make those teachings and ideas have real-world ramifications (as is backed up by the fact that the homophobes quote the koran and the hadith on such matters). It&#039;s not &quot;all muslims are terrorists&quot; nor &quot;islam as a religion has no problems at all&quot;.It&#039;s all a bit of a problem really IMHO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cochise215, post: 3229012, member: 138612"] I think the issue is to what degree extremists or those people willing to openly display their views reflect similar views in the rest of the population that are not quite so vocal, and furthermore how informed those views are by the background of those people (which obviously includes religion). For example there has recenly been some muslims charged with handing out homophobic literature. It was only 3-5 guys or so. A very small minority. Now I think they actually represent a much larger undercurrent of homophobia in the muslim population as a whole. They just don't make leaflets and give them out. What's more I think that undercurrent is fed by islamic teachings and ideas quite seperate from the individuals that make those teachings and ideas have real-world ramifications (as is backed up by the fact that the homophobes quote the koran and the hadith on such matters). It's not "all muslims are terrorists" nor "islam as a religion has no problems at all". It's all a bit of a problem really IMHO. [/QUOTE]

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