Why do politicians apologise for islam?

[mralstoner]

Christ and Muhammed were both equally fuckheaded, but you were talking about muslims alive today, not Muhammed.

Equally fuckheaded? Oh really. If you read the biographies of Mohammed and Jesus to a 5th grader, even they could see that Mohammed was a far more violent man than Jesus.

Since the key precept in both religions is the imitation of their archetypal prophets, it's only logical that Islam is more likely to inspire violence than Christianity. Not surprisingly, the data fits the theory i.e just watch the freakin news.

Give your evidence showing that Muslims the world over support ISIS, or modify your point. Exercise your critical thinking skills, employ your intelligence, and demonstrate your reasoning...

The critical question is not what "Muslims the world over support" because Muslims, like Christians, are many and varied. No, the critical question is: do the extremists have a convincing/plausible interpretation of Islam or not? And the answer to that is: yes they undeniably do, just read the biography of Mohammed: headchopping, rape, slavery, torture etc. The life of Jesus (a hippy) in no way compares to Mohammed (a butchering, warlord rapist).

This makes the Islamic holy books are clear and present danger to the non-Muslim world, because it means that in any given Muslim population a significant percentage will be drawn to this extremist (yet plausible) interpretation. What we do about it is another question entirely. The two religions are equally delusional, but the archetypal example (the key concept of both religions) of Mohammed is far more likely to inspire violence than Jesus. Even a 5th grader can see it.

(Yes the Old Testament is also barbaric, but largely rendered moot by the peaceful example of Jesus).