Dead Presidents

asks:

You answered that Arab/Christian question well. It does concern me just how many people fail to make the distinction between ethnicity and religion. For example, Indonesia is the most populous Muslim nation, yet they are certainly not Arabs. Nor are all Indonesians Muslim. It seems to me that the root of easing religious tension throughout the US (and other parts of the Western world) is to educate people about the intricacies of the Arab world.

Thanks. You know, questions like that REALLY used to piss me off, but I’ve kind of come around on it and am happy that at least they are asking the question so that I can at least try to explain it.

Some people aren’t ignorant because they are intolerant; they’re ignorant because no one took the time to explain things like that or answer their questions. If I was able to spend three sentences helping someone understand their world better, then I feel like I’ve done more than I had ever hoped when I started this blog.