The Muslim: He (Of course, women have absolutely no official voice in Islam, and precious little unoffical voice) cannot say. "I renounce Jihad as a pillar of the faith."
He cannot say, "Jews, Christians, and Pagans are free to publicly practice their religion in Muslim countries and will not be harmed for doing so."
He cannot say,"You are free to worship your God in your way."
A Muslim cannot say, "Allah Bless America." To say these things would place a Muslim dead set against the actual daily practice of his religion. In regard to this whole "Moderate Mulsim" question: nobody is saying that all Muslims are radical terrorists.
They are human. The 80/20 Rule of Pareto applies to them, too. Out of the 1.3 Billion Muslims on this planet, 80% are not a much of a problem. And of course, not here.
20% have radical sympathies. Of that 20% (200 Million +), 80% may heartily believe, yet do nothing overtly harmful. That leaves 20% of 200 Million + people who believe and will take action on those beliefs. They will receive moral, financial, and logistical support from the belief base.
Beak, do your math. That's 40 million Muslims, and more, who will do whatever they are told to bring down non-Muslim civilization, supported by 160 million more who back them up.
So even granting your hypothetical point that the overwhelming majority of Muslims are not terrorists, you can see we have a problem.
And so far, these peaceful Muslims, who I am do sure exist, have done very very little to curb their rambunctious co-religionists. In fact, the 80% has done little to nothing at all to rein in their bastards.
Where is their "Fair Play for the Christians of East Timor and the Sudan" committee? Where is the "League of Muslim Doctors and Nurses Against Female Circumcision?"
No Beak, this Friday in Brooklyn, New York,and every other big town in this country, a good number of Muslims will go to their mosques and positively rejoice in what their brothers have wrought at the WTC while listening to sermons of hate against the West.
Speak up moderately against that, you moderate Muslims, and I will personally buy you the non-alcoholic beverage of your choice.
May Allah Bless America. Doesn't sound that hard to say for us, does it?