There are a lot of moderate Muslims who were born into the religion and don't necessarily take it too seriously. But there is no moderate Islam. "There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. Islam is Islam and that’s it." President Recip Erdogan of Turkey. I hope this comment helps you to be more informed in the future.

@doug6352 As you can see from my previous comments with @thinktwice that i have more than just second hand knowledge regarding Islam. I will quote my comment to her: "I spent time in the middle east during Desert Storm as an embedded DOD advisor. Through my capacity I interacted with local muslims in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain. I found the vast majority of them to be grateful, principled, rational people who want peace from extremism and proxy war." I invite you to read the entirety of my profile, my posts, and my comments. You will find that I don't shoot from the hip. Any information I put here is calibrated, measured, and based on either empirical data or extensive experiential evidence. You mentioned one leaders name that you no doubt read about through media. In comparison I had my boots on the ground in the theater of war operating from a dataset of intelligence regarding the regional population. I am not at liberty to speak on that subject in detail but please know you are just seeing the tip of the iceberg when you read a comment from me.

@kensmile4u Ken, we are in agreement that many, perhaps most, Muslims are very nice people. I do business with them almost every week. But that does not change the fact that Islam is a violent political and religious doctrine that openly aims for world domination. In my opinion it is very unwise to ignore that just because many Muslims are very nice people.

@doug6352 I guess you missed the part where I said i was working for the Department of Defense for the United States in the theater of war in the middle east. Do the math. Woudn't I know a little bit about the military threats against our forces posed by every country in the region? I would also like to reiterate that you have disqualified yourself in my mind because you cited a christian website as evidence of your knowledge of Islam. Ask yourself if you are truly being objective? If you don't see that then you have an implicit bias. Why are you even reading the Godreports.com blog?

I like the way you think x 2!

@kensmile4u Our area took in over 1500 Syrian refugees who have assimilated into our community. It was a tough battle because people feared they would be robbed, raped, etc. Fear created a climate that was hateful and ignorant as well. Those of us who worked to get them housed, fed, clothed and schooled saw them as us if the the situation were reversed...people who just wanted to live and raise their kids. I have no patience with idiots who speak about things when they have no direct experience. They are part of the problem.

@thinktwice Thanks for being so empathetic and intelligent. One of my neighbors is a muslim family. Their sons come to our house and play basketball with my son. They have as much right to be here as you or I. Aren't we all children of immigrants?

I spent time in the middle east during Desert Storm as an embedded DOD advisor. Through my capacity I interacted with local muslims in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain. I found the vast majority of them to be grateful, principled, rational people who want peace from extremism and proxy war.

I agree that there is a scary large population in the US who operate under false information through various levels of ignorance or intellectual failings like research laziness and implicit bias. These people are easily manipulated by the powerful. IMO we must work to correct information deficits with as many of them as we can or we will suffer their shortcomings for the the rest of our lives.

FYI... I grew up in PA.

@kensmile4u Then you know that the Amish community totally embraced the Syrians here. Although I am an atheist, I do respect them as people who live their faith and not just use it as a weapon against those who are not of the same belief. My father also served in Muslim countries so we were exposed early to these wonderful and kind people.

You're right! I'm not surprised by the amish welcoming the refugees. That is an example of people doing something good in this world. You and I would do the same.