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http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/24/opinion/obeidallah-muslims-hate-terrorism/index.html
Wed April 24, 2013
Editor's note: Dean
Obeidallah, a former attorney, is a political comedian and frequent
commentator on various TV networks including CNN. He is the co-director
of the upcoming documentary "The Muslims Are Coming!" and co-host of a new CNN podcast "The Big Three" that looks at the top three stories of the week. Follow him on Twitter @deanofcomedy.
I'm not going to tell
you, "Islam is a religion of peace." Nor will I tell you that Islam is a
religion of violence. What I will say is that Islam is a religion that,
like Christianity and Judaism, is intended to bring you closer to God.
And sadly we have seen people use the name of each of these Abrahamic
faiths to wage and justify violence.
The unique problem for
Muslims is that our faith is being increasingly defined by the actions
of a tiny group of morally bankrupt terrorists. Just to be clear: The
people who commit violence in the name of Islam are not Muslims, they
are murderers. Their true religion is hatred and inhumanity.
The only people
terrorists speak for are themselves and the others involved in their
despicable plot. They do not represent me, my family or any other Muslim
I know. And believe me, I know a lot of Muslims.
We hate these terrorists
more than non-Muslims do. How can I say that? Because they harm innocent
people in the name of our religion and consequently we suffer a
backlash because of their acts. It can be anything from a spike in hate
crimes to people viewing Muslims as less than fully American because of
our faith. We are the ones called to answer for the sins of people we
detest.
Since the Boston bombing
has renewed for some concerns about Muslims, I wanted to candidly answer
three questions I have been asked repeatedly over the years...READ MORE
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