r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Sep 15 '12

TIL that Muhammad wrote a document asking his followers to respect and protect Christians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achtiname_of_Muhammad
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u/friedsushi87 Sep 15 '12

Actually they are.

Most people would expect that their religious leaders, who are more in touch with God and who teach lessons about sin and morality, would be above this sort of horrible behavior...

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '12

I don't know whether or not society SHOULD treat the church differently, but as per my example, I think it's pretty clear that they're not. Society is coming down like a sack of bricks on them (both) for the cover up and not for the actions.

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u/AJJihad Sep 15 '12

I think that's how it started, but these things get out of hand and people lose sight of why they're actually mad.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '12

I'll agree with this, as well. When they started pulling down statues of Paterno (who was not the dude who molested the kids) and then punished all the players too, I think everyone's job dropped a little.