Islamic Terrorists Strike France

America has been slightly more smart in this regard, but it is only a matter of time before we see major islamic terrorism here as well.

America has been slightly more smart in this regard, but it is only a matter of time before we see major islamic terrorism here as well.

The Muslims in the US are better assimilated than in Europe.

actually 13 were killed in Fort Hood and 32 suffered gunshot wounds, so it was actually much worse in terms of fatalities and injuries, but the shootings in Paris being perpetrated against mostly civilians is certainly the more horrendous

America has been slightly more smart in this regard, but it is only a matter of time before we see major islamic terrorism here as well.

in your quest to make America appear somehow wiser and more superior to the rest of the world

But to somehow imply that America has somehow been wise enough to steer clear of this problem is a bit silly, to say the least.

That some of these muslims born and/or raised in France have now somehow become radicalised is not France's fault.

We mustn't deceive ourselves. Social coexistence will not get any easier. It's therefore all the more important that we keep a level head. Yes, it is a dreadful attack on our freedom, one that absolutely nothing can justify. We will not allow anyone to take away our freedom. But equally we must not allow anyone to take away our tolerance. There is no reason for us to place all Muslims under general suspicion, or to doubt the model of peaceful coexistence.

It takes both sides to make coexistence work but it only takes one to make sure that it does not.

I guess we know which side you are on Hawkeye.

Killing critics of Muhammad is not "against Islam," as
some will say (to those who desperately want to hear it).
Killing critics of Muhammad is what Islam requires
because it is exactly what Muhammad practiced.

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I guess we know which side you are on Hawkeye.

And with good reason.

This brings me to a question I often ask myself: What can we do to reach out to more of our fellow Americans to make it clear we despise these terrorists and they don’t represent Islam?

There’s no easy answer. And this issue is made more complicated by the fact that within the American Muslim community there’s a difference of opinion on how to approach it. Some say we should publicly increase condemnations of the terrorists. Other say we already have, so what can we do more? Another faction says why should we denounce people who we have zero connection with? We don’t call on other religious groups in the United States to denounce their worst examples.

In denying that Islamic terrorism has anything to do with Islam—or that a small fringe of fundamentalist Muslims poses a real threat to values we deeply cherish—self-styled defenders of Muslim immigrants are making the same mistake as their adversaries. For political reasons, they blind themselves to the vast differences among various forms of Islam.