Why do the moderates of every religion fail to speak out against the extremists?

Answer 1

I think that the moderates do speak out, but their voices are seldom heard because the extremists are the ones who make the news. Our media machine is set up to present the most interesting cases possible, and let's face it, there's nothing terribly interesting about someone with moderate views, at least not as far as the news corporations are concerned.
Speaking as a religious moderate, I can promise that we're the majority, but the people who shout the loudest get heard, and conflict sells newspapers. If you look closely, look at the individual level, not nationally, not even locally or at the loudest people at an individual church's meetings, but at the everyday person sitting in the pews, you'll find people most people hold moderate views. I believe that this is true for politics, as well. The media has a very polarizing effect on a debate, whatever that debate may be. But there's still hope, the hope that comes from knowing that wisdom's voice is a quiet one. Sometimes you have to strain to hear it in the din, but it's always there.

Answer 2

extremists are the scapegoats. They are the religions secret army. If there is someone to blame, they say they are extremists and working alone.
Perfect cover for following their religious leaders who preached the hate to them.
They say extremists work alone, bull.They all conspire together in mosques and rallies, only when they caught they are alone and Islam regards them as separate to take the focus off Islam while they are training the next set of extremists.
Classic way to pull wool over everyones eyes.

Answer 3

This is very much to the point especially where there is a militant Islamist problem. Ultimately; I think it is the moderates that only can reduce or eliminate this problem, aided and abetted by the non-Muslims. One of the problems is that the Islamists use strong-arm tactics, undemocratic ways and threats and pressure to silence all of us moderates. We must stand up to them all of us.

Answer 4

The extremists are very handy, they do the moderates dirty work and the moderates can throw their hands up and say it wasn't us it was the extremists...

Answer 5

because everybody prefers to believe we have nothing in common with people who do terrible things. speaking out against somebody can feel to people like they are saying, "hey, we are the same, so i am responsible for you" when they don't really believe that.

Answer 6

to be moderate is, by definition, to be wishy-washy. i dont belive in being moderate on issues because you belive something or you dont. examples... abortion is either the killing of innocent children or its not, buuut a moderate will say "thats not always the case". it is always the case, abortion IS murder or it IS NOT, you cant ride the fence here.

Answer 7

They do. But it is not their place, since those people are not really part of their religious groups.

An extremest simply going to a Muslim church is about as Muslim that can be equated as thinking that going to McDonald's makes you a hamburger.

Answer 8

It has nothing to do with the religion, it's the people. How can you stop a psycho anyways?

Answer 9

they do speak out and sign petitions and all this good stuff----but the media do not show it-----media lves the other stuff better---especially FOX FRAUD
WE FABRICATE AND U DECIDE

Answer 10

in the case of Islam they just practice what they preach.

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