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Originally Posted by Gavin
Noone is innocent here SLM, Not even Muslims with a victim-complex.
Because of the bans across many Muslim countries, our home office issues dual passports to people wishing to travel to Israel and many Muslim countries. While many BNP fathers won't allow their daughters to marry Muslims, considerable numbers of Muslim fathers won't allow their daughters to marry westernised Muslims, let alone non-Muslims.
Yes, Muslims are discriminated against, but they also are discriminators themselves. Just like everyone else. Discrimination is a human trait, not a racial or cultural one.
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I think you are missing the point I am making. I am not saying muslims do not discriminate, the point I am making is how its now seen as "fair game" to a lot of people, to tar all members of the religion, with the same sort of arguments that wouldnt be acceptable if you were applying them to a race (of say black people).
Also I do not think you have to have a victim complex to see that the majority of muslims are tarnished with the same brush everytime there is a "muslim" issue. The press and members of the public introduce arguments including immigration; adapting to "british" culture, as well as statements such as, "why should we tolerate it in our country".
Take this forum for one. If there weren't a handful of posters on here who see beyond the attitude that "all muslims are trouble making fanatics and should either adapt to our culture or leave", then every single muslim related thread on here would end up with the sentiments that we should all get out of this country or give up practising our religion here.
On the point of marrying non muslims, this is not an issue that is exclusive to Islam. Its discouraged/frowned on by followers of other religions too.