AMEN, Dandelion, I agree with you. If the terrorists were going to kill everyone then perhaps this denial would not have been necessary for survival.
Who knows what Muslims will do? Their sins belong to them alone...
I read something once that I liked: If you were put on trial for being Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?
I just cannot bring myself to condemn this man for what he did, in denying his faith. If I, a mere fallible human cannot fault him, how much more safe is he in Christ's infinite mercy and love! Even Christians sin, and must be forgiven, in this life.
And here he is a witness to the world of what the Muslims did, killing on the basis of religion... a lesson for us all to choose where we will stand.