>>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>
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>But do all Muslims do, or even endorse, those activities?... Or is it some tiny minority that is out-of-whack with the rest? As Pat Robertson give Christians a bad name, so Jihadists/Taliban/sectX give Muslims a bad name.
>We KNOW Pat Robertson doesn't 'speak' for all Christians. Why can't we give similar quarter for Muslims?


That is very reasonable point in contrary what is commonly said here.
Most of the muslims are simple, poor and hardworking people and they don't deserve such harsh qualifications.

I do think however that Muslim world is long due making that quantum lip
in modernising/pacifying their religion according to the rest of civilised world.

This should be raised as global world issue with UN and tackled as such, just like hunger in Africa, Global warming etc, Ozon layers etc.

Instead we hv basically military intervention (assult) on few muslim countries which gives Muslim radicals home run/win in their game, completely
defying purpose of it at first place.
(Bringing democracy to middle east/ fighting terrorisam, was that it ?)


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