Some People Just Don't Get It

Rarely, does a day go by that we do not hear about some radical Muslims killing someone, blowing up something, cutting off someone’s head or committing some other type of heinous act. However, during a recent exchange on BlogCatalog, I came to realize some people are either blind to these events or just refuse to accept reality.

For example, during one of the exchanges, someone posted the typical statement “Not all Muslims are terrorists”, well no shit. I’m sure there are plenty of good Muslims in the world, but let’s face facts. It appears that most terrorists are Muslims. If not, then why do the numbers seem to indicate that most terrorist attacks and killings in the name of religion appear to be committed by radical idiots claiming to be Muslims? Why does the United Nations estimate that as many as 5,000 women are murdered in honor killings each year? I have not heard of any other religion coming under that type of criticism.

Now I know what you’re thinking. All religions have there radicals who kill in the name of religion and this is very true. However, can you name one other religious group or other none religious group who has generated over 1,600 dead and more than 2,500 injured in just two months? Look at other terrorist groups, from the IRA, to the FARC, to the Basque Separatists. Not one of those other groups has provided the body count that radical Muslims have claimed in just a two-month period.

In another example of stupidity, someone posted a link to a poll conducted by Gallup. The poll interviewed 50, 000 of the estimated 1.3 billion Muslims worldwide. The poll showed “About 93 percent of the world's 1.3 billion Muslims are moderates and only seven percent are politically radical,…” Now is 50,000 anywhere close to a fair and accurate representation of 1.3 billion? That is like asking 1 person in New York City “what is the best restaurant.”

However, based on this poll, we are told that the majority of Muslims condemned 911, ok well so what? If you look at 7% of 1.3 billion, you still have over 90 million Muslims who “condoned the attacks on the United States in 2001...” That means 90 million Muslims approved of the killing of innocent men, women and children. That sure as hell does not sound like a “Religion of Peace”.

Finally, the topic that Islam is not to blame, only the radicals who committed these acts are to blame. Nope, we can’t blame the “Religion of Peace” for killing thousands of people. I find this an interesting point of view. I wonder how many of the people who think this way are gun control advocates. Would they apply this logic to guns? You know, only the criminal is to blame and not the gun.

Regardless of what some people may think, 90 million Muslims approving of the killing of innocent men, women and children should be cause for concern. However, it appears when you are talking about terrorists; the “Religion of Peace” is off limits, even if 90,000,000 Muslims think its ok to kill innocent people.