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“worship the one living and merciful God, and call upon him in prayer.” - note that that says the Moslems say they worship this. And also note that it does not say that they worship the same God as us. A fine point, cutting short of saying they worship the same God as us.

They say they are monotheists and worship One god, worship a living god and worship a merciful god. The statement affirms that they do worship a one god, but does not say they worship the same God as us.

Ok

If they worship the Moon god, they sure don’t worship the same God as we do.

And also note that it does not say that they worship the same God as us. A fine point, cutting short of saying they worship the same God as us.

I noticed that myself. Yet at the same time, as previously linked to by scvw, a mention by one Michelle Arnold at Catholic Answers To Explain and Defend The Faith

Full Question
Pope Benedict XVI has stated that Muslims worship the same God as Christians do. Is this just his private opinion?
Answer

No. The Second Vatican Council taught that Muslims worship the one true God:
The Church regards with esteem also the Muslims. They adore the one God, living and subsisting in himself; merciful and all-powerful, the Creator of heaven and earth, who has spoken to men; they take pains to submit wholeheartedly to even his inscrutable decrees, just as Abraham, with whom the faith of Islam takes pleasure in linking itself, submitted to God. (Nostra Aetate 3)

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The recent papal comments, and along with the above, suggest that the head honchos of the RCC are saying they consider that Muslims (at least some of them?) do worship the same God. (or maybe they are points for good intentions, I dunno...)

As far as I do know, they get Jesus all wrong, saying all sorts of things about Him, not understanding in the slightest...

Coming to mind as I write that last...is Jesus having said "Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come." Matthew 12:32

He can forgive Muslims(too) for speaking ill of Him, or not getting details concerning Himself straight. We must do the same.

But I remember too, scenes like this, which tell the tale of what some of their nations and cultures can be like...what is normal enough, what sort of mindset is exhibited, showing a significant portion of them to be among the foulest of men. What else could be expected? Without Christ as Light of the world, bringing light to even the interior recesses of the human soul, what can be the result, but darkness? They may make big noises about the immorality of the West (not entirely unfounded complaint), but what Islam produces in civilizations where it holds sway, isn't as "godly" & glorious as it's cracked up to be. There can be struggle there, for basic decency.

You're probably aware of this sort of thing;

http://observers.france24.com/content/20130211-witness-sexual-assault-tahrir-square-mob

Guys like the denistry student, Kandily are fighting an uphill battle. If he is still alive(?).

http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/tahir-square-tales-egypt/2013/mar/2/attacks-women-demonstrators-tahrir-square/

http://uncut.indexoncensorship.org/2013/02/the-battle-to-keep-women-in-tahrir-square/