Is this not extreme religious thinking, making this man an extremist.
When Muslims want to avoid talking about wither the burqa is appropriate or a women's choice, they pass it off as a moderate issue. But I think it is an extreme example of someone's view of how a modest Muslim women should present herself. This leads me to conclude that there are a lot of extreme actions and thinking going on in all religions.
The idea that only violent extremist are extremist is a faulty position. Time to call out all extremist and extreme thinking.
Catholics who believe they are actually eating the body of Christ when they bite into a wafer cracker made in a factory in New Jersey would be another example. Can you think of others from around the world.
In the end, I feel that you cannot get to extreme violent actions without accepting other extreme thoughts, many of these we simply acknowledge as part of everyday religion. It is a process that all religions follow, some end up benign, others cults of total destruction. Why is it allowed and why do we not call them on it?
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