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Hmm that ought to bring up some interesting discussion...

i am not trolling...

it happens to be a major premise of an assignment i am critiquing.

nice try, though.

Okay I'll bite. By Christians do you mean Orthodox greeks or Pentecostal snake handlers? Maybe Episcopalians or AME Baptists.

In a majority of Muslim countries the religion is the state. What are you fishing for?

good try.

not really

So you've narrowed your interpretation of "Christians" down to the politically active right wingers so it will fit your hypothesis.

Classic liberal activist thinking.

so i should tell the guy that the word christians does not describe their special interest group, or the majority of those who bristle under the weight of not having the ten commandments in a courtroom?

really... so he should call them non-christians.

really, i know you're trolling, but seriously...

so, if i were to critique your argument for fallacies, i would use this, reprinted from the study guide:

There are several stories told about the origin of "red herring," but they all seem to involve throwing a pursuer off of the trail by using a powerful scent. In argument, a red herring is usually a topic tangential to the argument at hand, but a topic that introduces strong emotion. For example, someone might claim that television cannot harm children because it holds their attention for hours and keeps them off the street. The real issue is whether television is harmful, but the arguer has cleverly manipulated us away from that issue on to the issue of whether television keeps children off of the street. Here’s another example:

Nuclear energy is our best source of energy so it cannot be bad. [What is the real issue here? What is the diversionary issue?]

now, if you don't mind, Mr Pomeroy, who wrote this paper, deserves better

Interesting thread.

Thats cool. As long as you have a legimate answer to the trolling question you are obviously not trolling:)

what examples does he state as christian outrage at sharia law?

Any christian or non christian understands that TV is a helpful diversion but in abundance a harmful one. Any wise christian or non christian understand the streets are dangerous and the only way to avoid the perils is to be proactive in your childs life at an early age. The whole red herring/ nuclear energy arguments are so simplified that if this is a college paper i would consider rethinking your main body unless you want a B- or a C

Are you sure the crap you are reading wasn't written by Captain Obvious. I mean the idea that once a majority becomes a minority that they will approach issues differently is such a novel idea.

Not trolling...it's just obvious. If Muslims were to become a minority in Iran they probably would have a different outlook on the relationship of religion and state...DUHHHH! A five year old could figure this out.