LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY rechan)

Stupid question time.

Whenever there's discussion of the War on Terrah, I always hear how Moderate Muslims should scream and yell and go kick the ass of extremist Muslims, since the Extremists are turning everyone against them.

Why do we never hear about how Christians should do the same?

YES I KNOW that at the moment Christians are not bombing people and running brutal theocracies. But when the Stem Cell debate raises its head, the Religious say "Um, no, babies, dieing", scientists create a method of embryonic stem cell research that does not effect the ability for that embryo to grow into a full adult, the Catholic church still opposes it.

Why can we not hold the religiously moderate responsible for the extremists getting heard? Can't we also expect the moderates to keep their zealots in check? To call Bullshit when Robertson or Falwell or Dobson gets the center stage and goes on and on?