May 22, 2014
Six Scenes of My Interactions with Muslims: The Good, the (Mostly) Bad, and the Ugly

I'm an equal opportunity critic of religions. But when it comes to human rights, I'm far more concerned about Islam.

by Herb Silverman

"I'm a liberal, but not a knee-jerk one. I'm an atheist, but not one who thinks all religions are equally problematic or that they should be judged by the violent behavior of religious extremists. I think the Bible and Quran both contain ridiculous passages and reasonable passages. Religious fundamentalists can quote portions of their holy books to justify loving their neighbor or killing their (infidel) neighbor.

But at the risk of being called Islamophobic, I think Islam is the worst and most dangerous religion by all human rights standards."

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Herb Silverman is founder and President Emeritus of the Secular Coalition for America, author of "Candidate Without a Prayer: An Autobiography of a Jewish Atheist in the Bible Belt," and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the College of Charleston.