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So apparently some Muslim scholars are praising the recent assassination<\/a> Governor Salman Taseer in Pakistan of Punjab province. The story points out the background and the turmoil in that part of the world.\u00a0 But what struck me is the headline.\u00a0 The fact that some scholars praised the assassination.\u00a0 What\u2019s that supposed to mean?\u00a0 Am I supposed to be shocked?\u00a0\u00a0Am I supposed to say,\u00a0 \u2018figures, that\u2019s just like those Muslims\u2019?\u00a0 Why didn\u2019t it say \u2018The Reason Some Muslims Scholars Praise the Assassination\u2019?\u00a0 Why is the headline acting as if the very fact that some do is news worthy?<\/p>\n

One of the odd aftereffects of 9\/11 was the bi-polarization of the Islamic world in the minds of many observers and commentators.\u00a0 Suddenly there were only two types of Muslims: those who hijacked jets and flew them into skyscrapers, and everyone else who was no doubt peace loving, kind, tolerant, enlightened, and wanting to embrace a world view that looked suspiciously like our own (whoever the \u2018our\u2019 happens to be).\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Fact is, Islam is every bit as complex and diverse as any other grouping of human beings.\u00a0 Out of the 1 billion plus Muslims in the world, it\u2019s highly likely that some are terrorists, and others appalled at any such violence in the name of Islam.\u00a0 But in between those two sides is a potpourri of viewpoints and ideals.\u00a0 Some who no doubt recoil at the thought of terrorism, but who fully support the subjugation of the world to Islam.\u00a0 Others who would never want violence, but yet still see Islam as the force against which all other belief systems are to be measured.\u00a0 Others who may reject any traditional views of Islam in order to embrace a post-modern progressive world view.\u00a0 The list goes on.<\/p>\n

So when an article headline says some Muslim scholars praise this attack or that assassination, it goes without saying.\u00a0 Just like some atheists praised any amount of military action in the Middle East in order to set up secular governments.\u00a0 Or some Christians support violence or even torture against Muslims in the name of counter terrorism.\u00a0 Or some Buddhists or Hindus are involved in attacks against religious minorities.\u00a0 It means about nothing.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Given the horrendous track record of the last century, it would be nice if we humans learned that every group has its bad apples.\u00a0 When we accept that, we won\u2019t be shocked to find out that the bad apples may come in different varieties.\u00a0 And therefore, won\u2019t be inclined to make anything of it other than news as usual.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"