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Old 05-13-2015, 03:06 PM
 
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Al Qaeda is credited with killing eight times the number of Muslims than non-Muslims.

Surprising Study On Terrorism: Al-Qaida Kills Eight Times More Muslims Than Non-Muslims - SPIEGEL ONLINE


In a 2009 State Department report nearly 58,000 Muslims have been killed in terrorist attacks.

U.S. Department of State's report shows that most victims of terrorism are Muslims and civilians - Baltimore Muslim | Examiner.com

The overwhelming majority of terrorist attacks occur in Muslim countries.

Most victims of terrorism are Muslims

In both the U.S. and Europe, attacks by Muslim represent a small percentage of the total.

Two Myths of "Muslim Violence" - IVN.us

Non-Muslims Carried Out More than 90% of All Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Soil Washington's Blog

Yet we in the west condemn Islam and Muslims in general as the greatest threat to western civilization. It seems that the numbers don't bear out that perception.
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Old 05-13-2015, 06:12 PM
 
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Hmmm....
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Old 05-13-2015, 09:36 PM
 
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Al Qaeda is credited with killing eight times the number of Muslims than non-Muslims.

Surprising Study On Terrorism: Al-Qaida Kills Eight Times More Muslims Than Non-Muslims - SPIEGEL ONLINE


In a 2009 State Department report nearly 58,000 Muslims have been killed in terrorist attacks.

U.S. Department of State's report shows that most victims of terrorism are Muslims and civilians - Baltimore Muslim | Examiner.com

The overwhelming majority of terrorist attacks occur in Muslim countries.

Most victims of terrorism are Muslims

In both the U.S. and Europe, attacks by Muslim represent a small percentage of the total.

Two Myths of "Muslim Violence" - IVN.us

Non-Muslims Carried Out More than 90% of All Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Soil Washington's Blog

Yet we in the west condemn Islam and Muslims in general as the greatest threat to western civilization. It seems that the numbers don't bear out that perception.
Since:

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The overwhelming majority of terrorist attacks occur in Muslim countries.
What group does anyone expect to be the highest percentage of those killed?

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Yet we in the west condemn Islam and Muslims in general as the greatest threat to western civilization. It seems that the numbers don't bear out that perception.
Muslim/Islamic extremists are a scary bunch of religious nut jobs that don't care who they take out in their quest to serve their Allah. Obviously.

The fact that they had an impact on the US (9/11) speaks to what a threat they ARE to "western civilization" aka: countries that live in the current year, not the 7th century.
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Old 05-14-2015, 10:41 AM
 
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This is only scandalous if you assume Muslims are a homogeneous group. They are not; not even close. Comparing Shiites and Sunnis is like comparing Roman Catholics with Protestants. Both the later are Christians, but tell that to the people who lost friends and relatives during the war in Northern Ireland.

Or for a more recent example, comparing Westboro Baptist Church with an Episcopal Diocese led by a homosexual bishop.


Al Qaeda is an extremist group that is willing to kill to get what it wants. They do not care if they are killing infidels or people they believe to be heretics. Actually, that's not true... they would probably prefer to kill people who claim to be Muslim but "aren't following the true path".
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Old 05-14-2015, 12:30 PM
 
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Al Qaeda is credited with killing eight times the number of Muslims than non-Muslims.

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Yet we in the west condemn Islam and Muslims in general as the greatest threat to western civilization. It seems that the numbers don't bear out that perception.
I think you meant to say any civilization.

What's this "we in the west" business? So, the folks in the middle east are A-Okay with slicing people in two and burning them alive? Careful with that broad brush, you may paint yourself into a corner.
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