I used the word "Islamist" in the title of this thread because the article I referenced did the same...just wanted to keep things as close to the original as I could. I wasn't trying to offend the masses.
While I am not blaming Islam, I agree with what Justmoi and Alexa and a few others have said above: when you wear your religion on your sleeve -- as this man did -- then you put yourself in the position of having to uphold a higher standard. It's no different than a pedophile priest -- a story that would also make the front page news in the West.
And let's be honest: the only people who really behead other people in this day and age are ones who do so in the name of Islam (rightly or wrongly -- I think wrongly).
Islam has, unfortunately, allowed itself to become hijacked by fanatical extremists, and until the more moderate majority starts to speak up about how this behavior or that group is un-Islamic and doesn't speak for THEM, then the rest of the world will just assume that they do.
I used the word "Islamist" in the title of this thread because the article I referenced did the same...just wanted to keep things as close to the original as I could. I wasn't trying to offend the masses.
While I am not blaming Islam, I agree with what Justmoi and Alexa and a few others have said above: when you wear your religion on your sleeve -- as this man did -- then you put yourself in the position of having to uphold a higher standard. It's no different than a pedophile priest -- a story that would also make the front page news in the West.
And let's be honest: the only people who really behead other people in this day and age are ones who do so in the name of Islam (rightly or wrongly -- I think wrongly).
Islam has, unfortunately, allowed itself to become hijacked by fanatical extremists, and until the more moderate majority starts to speak up about how this behavior or that group is un-Islamic and doesn't speak for THEM, then the rest of the world will just assume that they do.