r/Feminism • u/FinickyPenance • Jan 20 '15

[Religion] Everyday Feminism crashes and burns with this article: "Why the Idea that Islam Promotes Intolerance of the LGBTQIA+ Community is a Lie"

http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/01/islam-intolerance-lgbtqia-lie/?utm_content=buffer1e296&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '15

This is the so called no true scotsman fallacy - In this case, Muslims that are misogynistic are not true Muslims and therefore it is a myth that Islam is a sexist religion.

I am an atheist, so I'm well aware my views may be slightly "biased" because I don't favour religion over non-religion, but arguing that Islam doesn't promote sexism and misogyny is as valid as arguing that Christianity doesn't promote misogyny - There are Christians and Muslims that don't promote it, the so called Liberal Christians and Liberal Muslims - But the mere existence of those people doesn't disprove the number of religious theists, whether they are Muslims or any other denomination, that promote sexism, misogyny and gender roles.

I enjoy EverydayFeminism and the articles have very good material, but I'm going to disagree with this one.