All religion is evil. They all basically say “we’re right, they’re wrong” and any such policy will continue to divide mankind. Never mind more teaching of Islam, I would suggest more teaching of general education. No religious scho0ls or teaching of religion to children period. Surely a child should make their own choice of their beliefs at an educated age. Without indoctrination in schools religion would die within a generation but we seem obsessed with stamping our beliefs on children in the same way we do with our favourite football team. It’s shameful.

It amazes me how some of the most respected people in religion, and particularly islam, seem to be held in high regard for learning one book from cover to cover. Ridiculous when you think about it in that context. How do we even take these people seriously?

Use of torture by a government isn’t terrorism - it’s use of torture by a government.

If an organisation deliberately targets civilians in order to frighten them in order to put pressure on a government - it’s terrorism.

If a government targets civilians it’s oppression.

Does that include waterboarding, using white phosphorous on civilians, Guanatanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib?

I think you are reading too much out of their findings.

A simpler explanation is that people better educated in Islam would naturally be people of some stature, and hence be less inclined towards actually carrying the violent acts themselves. Especially when there are new recruits who are eager to prove their allegiance to the faith.

Furthermore, you theory fails to explain the religious intolerance of the people in Islamic countries. I hope you understand that the majority (>90%) of muslims outside of America are: (1) for the punishment of apostates, whether by death or imprisonment, (2) against open discussions of all matters related to Islam (check http://www.iheu.net for how OIC has been taking away freedom of speech in the UN Human Rights Council), (3) for the establishment of Sharia.

“Neither you nor anyone else can rationally equate murdering Muslims while praying with killing those that perpetrated that murderous act.”

Since these disturbed and seemingly deranged minds CAN and DO make this equation, “irrational” is the word.

And we are responding rationally to such as these. That’s liberal democracy for you. We should enjoy it whilst it’s ours.

Neither you nor anyone else can rationally equate murdering Muslims while praying with killing those that perpetrated that murderous act.

Oh really? How many Iraqis have died through US bombing missions? Or do they not count?