[ErnBatavia]

Islam is very much a mixed bag with many diverse elements.

It would be rather refreshing if some of those "diverse elements" would pipe in and do some condemnation.....their silence has been deafening.

[Austin Willard Wright]

Look...I don't disagree that much modern Islam is screwed up in many ways. At the same time, this doesn't mean that the doctrine of collective guilt is accurate. Collectivist theories of that type were the great bane of the twentieth century.

[aruanan]

It would be rather refreshing if some of those "diverse elements" would pipe in and do some condemnation.....their silence has been deafening.

That's because they've systematically been pruned from the body of Islam much as early variants of the Koran were collected and consigned to the flames. You can't easily condemn if you're dead.

[YoungKentuckyConservative]

It would be rather refreshing if some of those "diverse elements" would pipe in and do some condemnation.....their silence has been deafening.

Bingo! If Muslims are so peaceful why aren't they speaking out against everything taking place, specifically here in America. Even the "they are afraid of being attacked by other Muslims" theory doesn't hold clout, as that just implies that the majority or a good percentage of Muslims in the states are evil.

I tolerate but keep my eyes open and my weapons handy. A little paranoia keeps the senses sharpened.