Moderate Muslims do exist, Congressmen Kieth Ellison is Muslim and I doubt he ever or would ever support barbaric acts such as shooting girls for wanting an education, nor would Malala the Muslim girl who was shot.
Now what can be said about all religions is that moderates, moreso in the east because their governments hold them hostage, but all moderates and liberals lend aid to these actions cropping up. It is unfortunately also the west's well intended idea of pluralism and political correctness, in combo with the fascism of the east.
The only difference between the west and the east is that the west has had 200 years of secular government as a leash on religion. But the underpinnings that allow barbarity also exist in Christianty. The dark ages, slavery, sexism, homophobia, even with secularism still had to drag Christianity kicking and screaming into the future. There are still to this day Christian attempts to turn back the clock on women's rights, voting rights, and most states still ban gay marriage.
I'd read Sam Harris's "The End Of Faith" noo understand what drives a person to do horrible things in the name of a god. But this isn't strictly Islam.
Now what can be said about all religions is that moderates, moreso in the east because their governments hold them hostage, but all moderates and liberals lend aid to these actions cropping up. It is unfortunately also the west's well intended idea of pluralism and political correctness, in combo with the fascism of the east.
The only difference between the west and the east is that the west has had 200 years of secular government as a leash on religion. But the underpinnings that allow barbarity also exist in Christianty. The dark ages, slavery, sexism, homophobia, even with secularism still had to drag Christianity kicking and screaming into the future. There are still to this day Christian attempts to turn back the clock on women's rights, voting rights, and most states still ban gay marriage.
I'd read Sam Harris's "The End Of Faith" noo understand what drives a person to do horrible things in the name of a god. But this isn't strictly Islam.
