Are Muslims a race?

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Are Muslims a Race?

  1. Yes

    8.3%
  2. No

    91.7%
  3. Debatable

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  1. LeeroyHim

    LeeroyHim Banned

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    There seems to be an awful lot of confusion on these boards, so for todays intelligence test, i am asking you a simple yes or no, or debatable question, ARE MUSLIMS A RACE?

    Black people are a race.

    Partially under certain circumstances Jews can be a race.

    White people are a Race.

    But what about Muslims? Take the test in the poll above!
     
  2. Swensson

    Swensson Devil's advocate

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    Would you care to elaborate? I have an inkling that I know what you're getting at, and to that I would have a response, but I wouldn't want to be presumptuous.
     
  3. Spooky

    Spooky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    No they are not, just like Christians are not a race. It denotes a belief in a God.
     
  4. LeeroyHim

    LeeroyHim Banned

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    I'm not sure what you are saying, i am just asking if one thinks Muslims are a race or not in the poll.
     
  5. Swensson

    Swensson Devil's advocate

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    Well, yeah, but if you were wondering, you could just have wikipediaed it, rather than phrasing it as an "intelligence test".

    I'm concerned that you're trying to comment on the idea of talking about dislike of muslims as racism.
     
  6. Hummingbird

    Hummingbird Well-Known Member

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    Right. Muslim is just an adherent of the Islam religion, which is one of the major religions of the world..... like a Baptist or Methodist is to the Christian religion.
     
  7. SpaceCricket79

    SpaceCricket79 New Member Past Donor

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    Some people use "Muslim" and "Arab interchangeably".

    The ones who throw out the "race" card regarding Islam are just trying to insinuate that any criticism of Islam secretly boils down to "racial prejudice", similar to some on the far-left who equate opposing illegal immigration to "racism" simply because most illegals "happen" to be Hispanic.

    This ties in well with the progressive/Marxist mindset which is fostered in public universities - it seeks to deconstruct everything into "class/race/gender conflict".
     
  8. LeeroyHim

    LeeroyHim Banned

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    Uh no I am not asking in terms of knowledge, I already know the answer. I'm checking to see if people are smart or not based ont heir answer.

    - - - Updated - - -

    But are most Muslims arab? And the turk, Persian, Asian (sotheast), and African Muslims populations are also quite darn high.
     
  9. Think for myself

    Think for myself Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I voted yes. I know they are not, but I am in a positive sort of mood.
     
  10. justlikethat

    justlikethat New Member

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    Only uneducated idiots who call people racists for speaking out against muslim terrorists think this!
     
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    Alucard New Member Past Donor

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    I will opine that Muslims are a race.
     
  12. SpaceCricket79

    SpaceCricket79 New Member Past Donor

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    Then what race are Christians?
     
  13. Hummingbird

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    Well, you're wrong. Muslim is just an adherent to the Islam religion, like Christianity has their Baptists, Lutherans, Methodists, etc....

    Google it.......and learn there's a diff b/t religion and race.
     
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    perotista Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Muslims are people who belong to the Islamic Religion. Now one can be biased against Muslims, even bigoted. But not racist as Muslims are not a race.
     
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    PARTIZAN1 Well-Known Member

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    Hispanic is not a race either so your post is invalid
     
  16. SpaceCricket79

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    It doesn't stop left-wingers from calling it a race
     

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