But it's not just a titbit with which to tar the rest, is it? It's people flying jetliners into skyscrapers, suicide bombers, stoning of adulterers (well the females), the wearing of burkas, female circumcision (not universal mind), the other titbits, et al, and, worst of all, the fact that they never get to taste bacon <s>

>I call it a tidbit and nothing because this is the kind of "news item" that is commonly used as a filler.
>Such weird items have been used for years by all news media. No followup. Unknown fact-checking.
>While I've heard that the male proclaiming 'I divorce you' 3 times constitutes divorce in Muslim life, I don't know if that's true or if it might be true for some sects or...
>
>I surely don't see tarring over a billion people as lunatic because of one silly news filler as sensible.
>