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Nobody (reasonable) is blaming all Muslims for the actions of the extremists (tens of thousands of them BTW).
However, they are expected to take a realistic approach to the influence that Islamic ideology has on them. Simply saying "They are not Muslims" and "It has nothing to do with Islam" makes it appear as thought they are simply denying reality and avoiding a difficult issue.

The problem is, when people have been brought up on a sanitised version of Islam that is not supported by the actual content of the Quran and sunnah, they find it difficult to accept the truth. That all the nasty stuff is in there along with the nice stuff that was cherry-picked for them. So they will execute (pardon the pun) all sorts of aplolgetic gymnastics and intellectual chicanery in order to distance themselves from their unacceptable relatives.

However, they steadfastly refuse to take the one step that would actually make a difference, to reject the passages that can be used to justify the killing, oppression and discrimination.

What you fail to understand is that there is no one ''Islam'', it's a collection of broad ideas based on the Qur'an and Hadiths.

Some Muslims think that Allah wishes for Muslims to be loving and tolerant, some Muslims believe Allah wants the Ummah to eliminate all non-Muslims, it's problematic though because unlike Christianity which is based on the teachings of a rebellious pacifist Jewish hippy, Islam is based on a 7th century warrior king.

if you are just looking '1.5 million ISIS members' thats fair enough - you are being rather simplistic however in forgetting
the Pew research stating approx 68 million supporting IS .

and thats just talking about IS, what about the hundred or so other islamic terrorist organisations all over the place? that figure could jump to the hundreds of millions.

and then you have ppl that dont support specific islamic groups , but support the idea of jihad, caliphate, war on the the west/non muslims in general. the number swells even more. the underlying current under all of these is the islamist doctrine that when mixed in with political propagnda is possibly supported than more than half the islamic population of the the world. when that is the case, then extemeists terrorists can operate within their midsts without fear of being stopped.

Have you not realised?
The whole problem is because people believe in a load of centuries-old woo so much that they are prepared to kill people for it.

Yes, Christianity may have outgrown its violent adolescance, but it still engenders a feeling of "us and them", and condemns billions to an eternity of torment. That's not very inclusive, is it?

The first pillar of Islam is "There is no god but God (and) Muhammad is the messenger of God."

Allah in the quran (the book Muhammad had written) condoned and carried out genocide and terrorism, and Muhammad in reality carried out both.

If all Muslims ascribe to this central tenet, then surely it is straightforward to label Islam a terrorist group like any other?

completely wrong

someone who has a favourable view of ISIS is an ISIS supporter, of course (if words mean anything) , and an extremist to boot

he is not likely to report "fellow Muslims" preparing an attack, would he ? this makes him responsible for his omission. A crime, according to our legislation

how is it possible not to call him an "extremist" ? who are extremists anyway, in your view ?

I completely agree with what your saying. I'm arguing that it is condemned in Islam.

The fact that ISIS are anti-west, particularly the USA, who in the eyes of many people in the Middle East, have destroyed their country.Their opposition to Assad.

Yes they do.

Of course, I understand that... but that was not the point I made. I said that you dismissed her arguments because she said that she is Catholic, and they said that they are Muslims. That's a flawed reason to reject one's arguments.

Some Old Testament stuff is pretty contradictory but I digress... that is besides the point.

No, you're incorrect.

Surveys show that a tiny amount (but not a negligible amount) of Muslims have favourable views with regard to ISIS.

This does NOT mean that they have the same views, it does not mean they are ISIS supporters, it does not mean they are extremists.

It just means that when ISIS is mentioned, they think favourably of them. That could be for a variety of reasons, and not plainly that they have the same views as ISIS.

For example, I think favourably of Jeremy Corbyn, even though there are many things I disagree on. My reasoning for thinking favourably of him is because he is consistent and if I were to vote for him, I would know what to expect. But that does not mean I share the same views, nor does it mean I am ultra left-wing.

what is there in Islamic State to think favourablly about ? unless you support them, id suggest nothing

you stated earlier you were atheist. what is your view on the islamic doctrine that these people are exposed to

Well then you are doing ISIL's dirty work for them. I've said it already many times, ISIS want the west to reject Muslims.

You are playing right into their hands by saying that.

No, you're incorrect.

Surveys show that a tiny amount (but not a negligible amount) of Muslims have favourable views with regard to ISIS.

This does NOT mean that they have the same views, it does not mean they are ISIS supporters, it does not mean they are extremists.

It just means that when ISIS is mentioned, they think favourably of them. That could be for a variety of reasons, and not plainly that they have the same views as ISIS.

For example, I think favourably of Jeremy Corbyn, even though there are many things I disagree on. My reasoning for thinking favourably of him is because he is consistent and if I were to vote for him, I would know what to expect. But that does not mean I share the same views, nor does it mean I am ultra left-wing.

If they aren't doing enough or anything to stop this from within, and if they choose to continue to follow their chosen religion, then they may get criticism for it. Tough tits if they don't like it.
I see you're still appeasing the terrorists then.

Say "completely wrong" again like its a fact.

Come on, use your brain. You don't have to be a supporter of something to think favourably of it. Plain and simple.

Well hardly any of them do.