Chameleon12

There is no Islamic country in which the most extreme types of Christianity appear normal in comparison. Sharia law is full of human rights abuses. Is there really such a thing as Moderate Muslims? Which Muslim country could be considered moderate? Watch this and tell me what you think:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyotLRHMOIk

Then, let me hear your opinion below!

JW

Islam and Christianity are polar opposites. They can only be compared as opposites.

L8erToots

The only "moderate" Muslim, IMO, is a non-practicing Muslim or a Muslim that doesn't attend a mosque. Why? Consider this:
Church going Christians go to church once a week and usually mostly pray at church. Those Christians try and be the best Christians they can be by following the teachings of Jesus Christ, even though they only go to church ONCE a week (maybe twice, for bible study).
I know a LOT of Jewish people and hardly ANY of them go to temple or pray to God, yet most of them celebrate the Jewish holidays and identify strongly as a Jew and with Israel.
Muslims, even moderate Muslims, go to Mosques how often? How many times daily are they required to pray, every day? EVEN IF they want to be "peaceful, moderate" Muslims, if the imam in that Mosque is a radical Muslim (which is what they, the radical Islamists, have been doing, unbeknownst to moderate Muslims, for years), the moderates can't help but become radicalized over time. We see it happen in religious cults all the time and moderate Muslims are human beings and vulnerable to "grooming" and soft radicalization just like anyone else. If you read practicing Muslims comments on FB between friends, every single comment, whether it's a comment on a baby picture, a picture of scenery or a promotion at work, Allah is mentioned in every comment,every single time. Their world revolves around Allah because their day revolves around praying to Allah several times a day.
Why did Al-Qaeda and the Taliban renounce ISIS? Because they showed the true, brutal truth of Islam TOO SOON and the brutality of it 1) turned some Muslims away, 2) shocked the world with the "normal" brutality of Sharia Law rather than let the world to become desensitized slowly over time and 3) to continue to make an impact and force people to accept Islam, the next act of brutality has to become worse than the last example...which only scares more moderate Muslims away and alerts the world of the truth about Islam. In other words, ISIS, in their impatience for establishing an Islamic State, has gone outside of the "100 year plan" to quietly use the different methods of jihad (infiltration through education, religion and government) to spread Islam and radicalize Muslims slowly to become a worldwide army that will all join together and fight for Allah when commanded. To use an analogy, think of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda as pedafiles and ISIS as a violent child rapist...one grooms their victims, the other just attacks.
Anyway, that's my opinion after reading many blogs and articles published by Islamic clerics and those in the upper levels of Islam (and the "handbook", "The Management of Savagry").

Chameleon12

It seems to me that praying to one's God at least once per day isn't very extreme. It's the Sharia law parts and denial of women's rights that make moderate Muslims more extreme than most evangelical Christians.