Well said

Submitted by Prashant (United States), Aug 29, 2011 at 00:03

Dear Dr Pipes:

Ron Thompson made wrote a very well reasoned note on your site. Everyone should read it. I am noticing that more and more people are using the phrase "Islamic hypocrisy" on your site. Indeed, there is nothing admirable in the behavior of Islamists and Islamic apologists. They forget repeatedly and completely that rules of honorable human conduct imply symmetry.

Don't killl others if you dont want to get killed. Don't call others sinners if you don't want to be called sinners. Don't marry four wives if you don't want to be one of four husbands. Don't demand democratic rights if your own magna carta is against democracy. Don't carry your religion on your sleeves if you would like others to not carry theirs on their sleeves.

These are commonsense rules which are blatantly missing in Islamic conduct. But the as more and more people highlight these facts, it will get increasingly difficult for hypocrites to hide.

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