for those interested in a read from one who is not a fan of any religion (Sam Harris)....summed up by "Religion produces a perverse solidarity that we must find some way to undercut. It causes in-group loyalty and out-group hostility, even when members of one’s own group are behaving like psychopaths."
http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/sleepwalking-toward-armageddon
In a nutshell, the biggest issue with Islam today is that moderates dont condemn the extremists and hence the extremists become the mouthpiece.
http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/sleepwalking-toward-armageddon
In a nutshell, the biggest issue with Islam today is that moderates dont condemn the extremists and hence the extremists become the mouthpiece.