I misread Hassans post as I thought Hassan was against using the word "muslims" but Berberella opposed Rashna and me for using the word muslims.Most of the fellows here supported her during that time. They think its rude to address muslims as muslims.
I'm not sure what thread you are referring to, but if it is the one I'm thinking of then they were not simply saying you shouldn't address Muslims as Muslims. (That is obviously a ridiculous suggestion and your unqualified statement makes it look as if that's what they were saying.)
I suspect it was to stop people addressing 'individuals' in the way some do on FFI and ummah.com where for example a Muslim will say to a Jew or a Hindu (who has a forum name of course) saying, "Listen, Jew/Hindu, we know the games... etc.." In the same way some on FFI say "Look, Muslim, we know all your Taqqiyya games..."
In other words please be civil and use their nick/name and don't use the name Muslim (or Hindu or Jew etc...) in an insulting or derogatory manner.
Also Ixolite is not wrong to use that word "mohhamedians". Muslims worship none but Muhhamad because we all know Allah doesnt exist as quran is the word of Muhhamad.In the real sense yes muslims worship Muhhamad though they think they worship Allah.So using a term mohhamedian is not wrong . The excuse given by members here is that muslims are hurt. muslims are also hurt when Muhhamad is accused of paedophilia,rape,mass murder and terrorism so should we stop criticizing muhhamad? I would like to know whether members here think about this.
Again - as I said - I actually do think most Muslims worship Muhammad in a sense. But Muslims find it insulting to be called Muhammadan and there is simply no need to call them that - unless one just wants to immediately put their backs up and wind them up.
I do appreciate that this is exactly what FFI wants to do - so please be my guest and carry on using the word Muhammadan over there.
Over here we would like to engage Muslims without winding them up, or insulting them so that they might reflect and think about what we say better.
I know you find that a hard concept to understand and think that winding them up or insulting them is the best way to get through to them.
Re-peadophillia - there is a whole long thread about that somewhere. You can look it up if you wish.
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