Is There An Islamist Attitude In The U.S.?

[Swimmboy]

"homophobic Christian groups"?

Are you serious? In Muslim countries, men (and women) are STONED to death for homosexuality. And you are worried about some elderly Christian woman clucking her tongue at you for wearing a thong on a U.S. beach? The narrow-minded, anti-Christian bigotry of some people on this board is shocking to me...

[Byron]

Wise to be cautious - but a westerner on a beach in boardies should not cause a problem. You might also get some discreet tips on bars in town serving alcohol (but avoid Ramadan).

[Byron]

When it comes to bigotry I think that what wore down the recently retired Archbishop of Canterbury was not so much disapproving old ladies but African bishops of the Anglican Church.

[Torchwatch]

In Britain we see American "Christian" groups demanding that homosexuals be executed.
A few years ago a local primary school (5-11 yrs) headmaster had a heart attack and retired after allowing a troop of Hindu dancers perform at his school in front of the children. A local Christian group declared the Hindus to be Satanic and publicly tried to evict the headmaster until his health broke.
The more extreme Christians are able to damn those of whom they disapprove.

[kumu]

Not to forget the Westboro Baptist Church which demonstrates at funerals of deceased US military, saying that God killed them because the US tolerates gays. This might be the most unpopular group in the whole country. In a way its nice they're there, they show people the depth and insanity of prejudice. In fact, in San Diego when a human rights ordinance was being considered by the city council, grotesque testimony by anti gay witnesses pushed the ordinance through; they proved protection necessary.

The US had the misfortune to have been founded by the pilgrims, to whom everything fun and human was sin. Thats the original public morality and you see it in everything from Prohibition to the War On Drugs to obscenity laws to prostitution laws and of course making a moral issue out of swimwear. And its a free country.

[Byron]

Disgraceful homophobia also stirred up by government in Uganda
(its origin? - way back to British colonial law)
India is thankfully more enlightened.
Off topic however - CD's post was Islam and the USA , not worldwide
muscular Christianity.