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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Peaceful religion[/quote]

They are hoping for a "war of civilizations" so that Muslims in the West will be forced to make "one of two choices".

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Jeff, you seem to have little respect for moderate muslims, i.e. the vast majority of the Muslim world.       Do you really believe that every Muslim in a potential ISIS recruit,  and if we keep making sardonic comments like "peaceful religion " after a mass ISIS beheading, that we are going to drive moderate Muslims into the hands of ISIS?         That doesn't sound like any of the Muslims I know.[/quote]

Do I have this right? Criticism of Islam is simply a sign of respect for moderate Muslims? Do you live in opposite world? Criticizing a entire group -- most of whom strongly oppose IS and many of whom are actively fighting against it -- is going to increase animosity and alienation among that group. Nobody is going to thank you for showing them respect by insulting their beliefs. Does that make every Muslim a potential IS recruit? No, but it certainly increases the pool of potential IS recruits. When IS openly describes their strategy as trying to divide Muslims from the West, you should probably believe them. 
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