Islam: The Crux of the Question

Being weary of Islam, is a message that I have pointed to often. In the West, we are tolerant of religions and Islam is one of the largest religions in the world with over 1.6 billion members.

But there is a problem.

And it comes from their Mosques, their Imans, and their religious leaders. Outwardly, Islam is promoted as a religion of peace. Inwardly there appears to be another agenda bent on violence, intolerance, and hate.

Understand this is not an indictment of all who practice the Islamic faith. But Islam has a militant faction that can and should not be ignored. If you look at the FBI website you will see the greatest majority of terrorists wanted are from the Mideast and they are Islamic. Today in the news an interview with an Iman in a British Mosque praises the London subway bombings.

Yet politically we tread lightly, our government will not make a statement against Islam, we will not profile Islamic practitioners as possible terrorists, nor will we condemn those that practice Sharia law.

But at some point, for our own survival we need to take issue with the Islamic clerics that issues decrees either quietly, or loudly for our destruction. How long can we tolerate religious leaders promoting violence?

If we do not change our perceptions of the dangers of militant Islam, we will truly lose the war against terrorism.