Sunday, April 25, 2004

Unnuanced


Laban Tall has a lot to say about one of the stupidest L3 memes in current circulation, namely the ol' 'Christians are just like the Taliban'. As LT points out, Canary Wharf is not at risk from low-flying Vicars. All I'd add is that there's one other obvious difference: the L3 can at least make a full-throated condemnation of Christians. Liberals can't go more than 48 hours without suggesting that Jihadis are an invention of the tabloids, Dubya and the Jews Neocons, but they affect to be terrified that allowing faith schools to exist means the New Inquisition is just around the corner. There's never any need for grey areas when the subject is Christianity. Every single criticism that the L3 level at Christians applies 10x for the ROP, but find an L3 who'll admit that in public.

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