re: Australian Imam: Make No Mistake, Islamic Scripture Commands Beheadings, Massacre People

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IMHO, there's three Islamic groups: 1.) The Majority - the ones who don't want violence, but either pretend it never happened or that it doesn't apply anymore. Not violent themselves but nor are they helping things. 2.) The Radical - the one who subscribes, as this cleric points out, to the belief that killing infidels is a gateway to their paradise. Hard to "teach" against something that has been at least partially preached (even if the clerics didn't command them to do it, if you're reading a holy book of your faith and it says in a lesser-known portion that Kermit the Frog is evil, then enough of them will find it and subscribe to the fact that Kermit is the devil) 3.) The Honest - the person who grew up with the religion, it is part of their core, but also understands where it came from and some of the horrible things it says. Tries to explain to people that there are just some members of this religion that will NEVER be okay with a "better relationship" and tries to get officials to do something. Tries to teach a, "Yes, we came from a violent past but we are not chained to it and we can be something better," viewpoint. A very tiny minority, sadly.

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Here is why your theory on Muslims is wrong.

Pew Research did extensive poling on all religions of the world and their beliefs.

Here are some excerpts from what Muslims living in the United States said...

3.3 million Muslims of all ages in the U.S., or about 1% of the U.S. population

About suicide bombings
In the United States, the 2011 survey found that 86% of Muslims say such tactics are rarely or never justified. 7% say suicide bombings are sometimes justified and 1% say they are often justified.

Let that sink in.

You would have to believe given the terribleness of the question that the results are actually WAY under reported.

Again these were US Muslims. These are not the wackadoodles living in the Middle East.