>>Knowledge may not be the best word here. You know you are one of my favorite people on the UT but I don't quite get your antipathy toward Muslims. I honestly do believe most of them (99+%?) are peaceful. Nothing in the Koran says go out and slaughter those who disagree with you. This does not deny that a certain number are indeed zealots, terrorists. A recent story in the NY Times documents that there are still more Islamic terrorists in the U.S. than any of us should be comfortable with. But you're still painting with a pretty broad brush.
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>While I agree with your "99% statement" I think you had better read it before making blanket statements about what is in it or what is not. I have read it many times and I've posted about it here in the past. When you actually read it, you will find that your statement is inaccurate. You make statements about something you know nothing about. I will not post the places where violence is condoned or even ordered because that would be irreverent to the rest of it and those peaceful folks who follow it.

Point taken (even though stated a little aggressively). I have not read the Koran and should not make blanket statements about it without having done so.

BTW, and unrelated, interesting article in today's NY Times about sexual harassment in the military. The article says harassment is not only greatly underreported, even compared to civilians, it is on the increase.