[Buddha-l] Buddhists taking a stand against Islamaphobia

[Richard Hayes]

On Aug 2, 2012, at 5:51 AM, curt steinmetz <curt at cola.iges.org> wrote:

> the Buddha did in fact 
> encourage taking sides when it came to anyone who attacks the Dharma, 
> which Islam has consistently done (and, indeed, as all good Muslims are 
> required to do by their religion)

What utter nonsense! For years I have had Muslim students in my courses on Buddhism, and never have I encountered one who attacked the Dharma. There is no greater assault on the Dharma than the irresponsible slandering of entire religious traditions by bigots. Be ashamed, Curt! 

Richard Hayes