Judge warns jury against tendency towards Islamophobia

A judge has warned a jury the Muslim religion is not on trial as they hear the case against a Sydney man accused of producing a Jihad instruction book.  >>>>>

 It’s a clear sign that a society suffers from Islamophobia, xenophobia and bigotry when a judge has to make these distinctions.  If a priest or rabbi abuses a child or commits a crime in general, a judge normally doesn’t have to tell a jury that their “religion is not on trial.”