It seems at times some of the people who accuse Bill Maher of broad brushing Islam are the same...

[hrmjustin]

1. This is an interesting issue.

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The fact is many people in this nation and on DU that have rejected religion come from families that were at one time or currently Christian. So it makes sense that they would have an easier time to give criticism of Christianity because most people here know a bit more about the religion than Islam.

I am not a fan or a detractor of Maher because he has his hits and misses. His opinions on Islam are to sweeping and not representative of the religion but the same can be said about his views on Christianity. Imo he assumes that the most conservative elements of both religions are the norm for all members and that is not true.

I have no issue with people's criticism of Christianity, epecially when we have so many Christians acting like fools and doing foolish things, nor should anyone fear criticism of Islam. Yes there are a few posters here that will happily criticize Christianity but get agitated when the same is done to Muslims. Their main fear is Islamophobia and it is a real thing. Here in NYC I have seen discrimination of our Muslim citizens and it is very real despite what some may say. This however is not a good reason to not confront issues in Islam.