Well, Look At THIS: Mass Shooting Casualties, by Religion of Perpetrator: Muslim vs. Non-Muslim

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15. "And of course, who is to define a Moslem (sic)"?

Self identification, much like who is to define a Democrat. There are many Democrats that believe wholeheartedly in the values of Republicans and who despise the left as much as Rush, yet they self proclaim and register and are often elected as Democrats.

Another factor to consider is what branch of teachings Muslims subscribe to, as an example Wahhabism is a Sunni branch of extreme fundamentalists that believe that other Religions and even more vehemently other, peaceful and tolerant sects of Muslim groups are not to be tolerated and even executed. Many Shia sects however are the peaceful tolerant types of believers typified by the followers of Al-Sistani, who believe in coexistence and peaceful solutions as taught by Ali (a prophet denied by the Sunni for his "radical" peaceful views). There are also moderate Sunni that do not subscribe to violence so things are quite complex.


I know some Iraqi Americans (Shia) that follow the teachings of Ali and they are quite sincere in beliefs such as helping those in need and feeding those less fortunate, as an aside, Al-Sistani, the Shia leader in Iraq Opened up their most holy mosques to Christians fleeing Daesh in Najif and Karballa and his followers have followed suit and opened their homes to Christian refugees.

To classify Muslims as a monolithic force would be like doing the same with Christians, including Fundies that believe the poor are poor because God hates them and the rich are rich because God blessed them, while also lumping Karesh followers, The Mormons, Baptists, and Catholics. It makes little sense to do so.