"ISIS has nothing to do with Islam".

[Jack_Sparrow]

Re: “ISIS has nothing to do with Islam”.

@Balthier

What would convince you otherwise? I think its important for muslims and non-muslims to find a common ground, so we can find a solution where the common muslim does not feel being held accountable for the actions of extremists.

I don’t sit on the ultimate truth, but here are my two cents. **Religion in this instance is just a tool, being used to control and manipulate the zealots. Zealotry comes in many forms, ethnic, national, religious etc.

Which is why I would advocate a mellowed approach to once ethnicity, nationality and religion. Fanatic approach creates zealots, who are prone to manipulation.**

There must be room for other defining factors too.

Sorry, I got sucked into this rhetorical discussion. When I read the opening post, I figured a non-Muslim’s perspective might be helpful here since wasn’t the original idea to convince non-Muslims of something that they did not believe. Little did I know that this was another attempt at playing victim.

Growing up in areas with heavy Muslim population, I know that ISIS does not equal Islam. However, having lived in the USA for a long time I also have insight into how a non-Muslim with little/no exposure to Muslims might think so I am just playing devil’s advocate here.

I absolutely agree with the point you have raised (in bold) :k: Thanks for bringing some sanity to the discussion.