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Originally Posted by Gary L
So because he's a nut job I'm to blame for quoting him? you know for certain that it's not true?
where in Shahid's statement does he say that it's not true for all Muslims?
don't many muslims have different opinions of things as it is, where some may believe one thing is forbidden, and the rest think it's not?
Dewsbury MP Shahid Malik, the Governments first-ever Muslim minister, said: As patron of the Royal British Legion in Dewsbury Ill be selling poppies in the town centre this Saturday. I think its really important to remember the freedoms we enjoy come at a price and sometimes the ultimate price.
The truth is that no matter what your background, we all must remember that people died for this country and the freedoms we hold dear and that is why Im proud to wear my poppy.
He's not a nut job so we take what he says as being true, and for all. as far as I can tell he is speaking for himself. and he suggests.
and this part that Hugh put in his post was not said by either. it was said by the person who wrote the article.
However, other Muslims in Britain so not share the same opinion.
Of course I do.
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Isn't it strange, Gary, how you only promote and quote the views about Muslims that are negative, and don't seem to understand why other posters get bothered about your inability to see both sides of the story?
You seem to only quote the "nut jobs" that support your negative views, and then caveat and question the validity of any other Muslim who propounds reasonable, pro-Western, anti-terrorist views, saying things like
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where in Shahid's statement does he say that it's not true for all Muslims?
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You seem to have one rule of validity and certitude for statements by extremists (they are true and represent the views of most Muslims) and another for moderates (how do we know they represent the views of most Muslims, they might just be their own views).