Putting it like that implies that Islamist terrorism is the platonic form of terrorism, that terrorism is essentially Muslim, and these Christians are borrowing it. That is not the case. I know it’s funny, but language shapes cognition.
I didn’t say it was a comparative study. Let me simplify: Using words associated with Islam to imply terrorism is, definitionally, associating Islam with terrorism. If you don’t like that, your problem isn’t with me.
Putting it like that implies that Islamist terrorism is the platonic form of terrorism, that terrorism is essentially Muslim, and these Christians are borrowing it. That is not the case. I know it’s funny, but language shapes cognition.
It’s NOT a comparative study, it’s about getting a point across to those who are too blind to see what’s happening up close to them.
I didn’t say it was a comparative study. Let me simplify: Using words associated with Islam to imply terrorism is, definitionally, associating Islam with terrorism. If you don’t like that, your problem isn’t with me.
I’m not doing PR for Islam, sorry.