Many years ago i was sleuthing information on the Philippines, the southern part of which has been plagued by the migration of Islamic ideology, i'm guessing from nearby Brunei/Indonesia.
But what struck me was a 300-400 year old account of a muslim rushing into a public market armed with a knife, taking down as many people as he could, until finally subdued. I wish i could find the link.
Recently i came upon this youtube (link above) video that pieces the puzzle together as to why muslims would be more susceptible to violence of this sort. But this video is mostly about Islamic motivations for migrating to the West, and it has to do with their notion of salvation, and what they can do to improve their chances of being accepted by Allah upon their own death.
This is important because we know, even from non-Islamic religions, to what extent people will go in exercising various notions of salvation.
The Orlando shooter said he was concerned about the bombing of ISIS held territories...but he was also very concerned about his own salvation which he had reason to believe was in jeopardy as he saw himself sliding deep into an attraction to the gay lifestyle.
That is, for a while, it appears he was in the closet, and allied with everything/everybody that Islam is against. To redeem himself, he felt he needed to make an exemplary statement of allegiance. He probably did not trust his own ability to abjure his attraction to the same (male) sex, trusting more to end his life *under certain circumstances*.
One of those circumstances involves the shouting of "Alluha akbar", at which point if you die, your salvation is said to be assured. Offering additional allegiance to ISIS comes from that same psychology, to increase ones odds of salvation upon death.
But what struck me was a 300-400 year old account of a muslim rushing into a public market armed with a knife, taking down as many people as he could, until finally subdued. I wish i could find the link.
Recently i came upon this youtube (link above) video that pieces the puzzle together as to why muslims would be more susceptible to violence of this sort. But this video is mostly about Islamic motivations for migrating to the West, and it has to do with their notion of salvation, and what they can do to improve their chances of being accepted by Allah upon their own death.
This is important because we know, even from non-Islamic religions, to what extent people will go in exercising various notions of salvation.
The Orlando shooter said he was concerned about the bombing of ISIS held territories...but he was also very concerned about his own salvation which he had reason to believe was in jeopardy as he saw himself sliding deep into an attraction to the gay lifestyle.
That is, for a while, it appears he was in the closet, and allied with everything/everybody that Islam is against. To redeem himself, he felt he needed to make an exemplary statement of allegiance. He probably did not trust his own ability to abjure his attraction to the same (male) sex, trusting more to end his life *under certain circumstances*.
One of those circumstances involves the shouting of "Alluha akbar", at which point if you die, your salvation is said to be assured. Offering additional allegiance to ISIS comes from that same psychology, to increase ones odds of salvation upon death.