could<\/em> ask people who actually practice the faith or research for ourselves from accurate, reliable sources what modern-day Muslims in our country believe overall.<\/p>\nInstead, far too many of us decide to listen to propaganda via the news media, much of which is colored with bias, slant and prejudice fueled by a political agenda designed to divide and conquer. Some who cast the largest stones at Muslims might be quite shocked to find out that Catholics are the only ones to practice a \u201ccafeteria-style\u201d faith in this country or around the world.<\/p>\n
Islamic practices today can be as different from the fundamentalists\u2019 interpretation of the Qur\u2019an as Christian daily practices are from the Bible. Whether we think all Catholics disapprove of abortion under any circumstance or are opposed to same sex marriage, or whether we have decided in advance what any person, culture, ethnic background or religion is all about, we\u2019d all do well to take a step back and seek the truth.<\/p>\n
We can ask ourselves, Do the assumed beliefs about my<\/em> faith, sexual orientation, lifestyle or race really reflect accurately who I am? Would I want others to judge me on popular opinion instead of who I am? Am I seeking to understand or just using my own bias and prejudice to justify the promotion of hate instead of love?<\/p>\nIn Spirit, Truth and Playfulness,
\nTerry<\/p>\n
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How do you feel when someone judges you unfairly? Probably pretty lousy, or perhaps very angry. It might make you sad because the opinions of others can feel so undeserved and wrong. Yet, we all judge. We judge ourselves most severely, but we don\u2019t hesitate to make determinations about others throughout the day that may […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1674,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[446,571,452,368,588,593,591,336,335,590,369,589,264,576,592],"class_list":["post-1267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-drterrymakingsense","tag-ian1","tag-terrydkaranen","tag-bias","tag-casting-stones","tag-fait","tag-hajib","tag-islam","tag-muslim","tag-muslims","tag-prejudice","tag-slant","tag-terrydrewkaranen","tag-women","tag-womens-rights"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>But that\u2019s not at all how many of the women who wear them feel! To them it\u2019s no more an issue than a Jew wearing a kippah (yarmulke) or the Latin American woman who covers her head with a lace mantilla before entering the church for Mass. They all represent devotion to faith, a sign of reverence.<\/p>\n