Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:
Why can't you compare people killing each other?
We can. Muslims often kill in the name of Islam. This is apparently because there is an interpretation of the Qu'ran which includes the instructions that those who don't believe in the Prophet are 'infidels' and true believers can righteously kill them, preferably by beheading them with a sword.
Bhutto's assassination shows that Radical Muslims will gladly kill other Muslims if it furthers their goals (assuming the conjecture is correct and this is the work of the hardcore Islamic fundamentalists, for whom a modern Westernized woman can never be President of the country). In the past 6 years we have seen thousands upon thousands of Muslims killed at the hands of their fellow Muslims
because of their differing religious beliefs (Sunni/Shia) or differing religiously informed beliefs. Oddly, we do not see thousands of Jews killed at the hands of their fellow Jews. Christians kill each other too, but almost never for their religious beliefs. Usually it's over a crack deal.
Buddhists rarely murder each other. Hindus sometimes do, but again, not because one guy likes Ganesha and the other guy prefers Vishnu.
Radical Muslims also believe that modern life should be lived in the same way that life was lived 1000 years ago. This is not conjecture - they have explicitly stated that they reject many of the tenets of modern life, including gender equality and personal freedom of expression, ideals which have no place in fundamentalist Islamic thought.
Radical Islam is unique in that it is the only religious sect whose adherents have specifically told me, in warnings aired on television, that I am a target of their attacks, by virtue of the fact that I am a Westerner.
You said that school shootings occur in the U.S. Yes, but the shooters don't kill in the name of Christ.
There is no other religion which produces so many adherents bent on murdering innocent people and gaining admission to heaven. No other religious group organizes camps dedicated to teaching young people how to martyr themselves. Possibly the promise of 89 virgins in heaven has something to do with this.
Certainly there exist moderate Muslims who reject the idea that those who do not believe in Islam should be killed. However, in the years since Sept 11/2001, we in the West have been forced to deal with the fact that moderate Muslims (presumably the majority, although we can't tell) have remained largely silent on the issue. Possibly this is because these moderates would fear for their lives if they spoke out; after all, those radical Muslims have shown that they have no problem whatsoever in murdering anyone who steps out of line.
