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July 28, 2008 | 10:30 am

Third of British Muslim students support killing for Islam’s sake

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A third of British Muslim students say killing in the name of Islam is justified. This news, from a poll from the right-wing Centre for Social Cohesion, was reported yesterday in the Telegraph and the Times of London, and no doubt spread fear throughout the West. And for good cause. During the past two days we have seen a parade of the tragic fruits of these opinions.

The poll found that 40 percent of Muslims supported the introduction of sharia and thought men and women should not mix freely; 24 said men and women were unequal in Allah’s eyes, while slightly more said they had little or no respect for homosexuals; and a third backed a worldwide Islamic caliphate.

Although 53 per cent said that killing in the name of religion was never justified, compared with 94 per cent of non-Muslims, 32 per cent said that it was. Of these, 4 per cent said killing could be justified to “promote or preserve” religion, while 28 per cent said it was acceptable if that religion were under attack.

Additionally, 57 percent said Muslims in the armed forces should be able to opt-out when combat would take place in Muslim countries.

Indeed, those are scary sentiments, but the killing opinions shouldn’t be that surprising. A 2007 Pew poll of American Muslims found that 26 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 29 thought Islam could, at least at times, justify suicide bombings of civilians.

“Muslim or not Muslim, we all fear death. Blowing yourself up is not something everyone can do or something that everyone has the courage to do,“ the Muslim Student Association leader at Cal State Long Beach told me. “€œBut don’€™t get me wrong: I€‘m not saying we should all go around America doing that; Palestine is a different situation. There is a huge difference between saying we should do it and saying I’€™m going to be a suicide bomber. I just think it is something that Islam justifies.“

He added that “60 or 65 percent of the youth” agree: “It’€™s very rare that I meet someone who says suicide bombings in Palestine are not justified.“

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Comment by Ben Plonie on 7/28/08 at 1:06 pm

This is deeply disturbing.  It seems the Muslims are following the same path as extreme Christian Nouveau Crusaders from the USA and UK.  The only difference being they have answered someone’s poll where the Nouveau Crusaders already have a big head start on torture, rape, and actually killing people in the name of religion in Iraq, and Afghanistan.  And my oh my how their mouths are watering at the thought of all those Muslims they can kill in Iran!  And just think of all the Korans they can desecrate and flush down all those toilets.  It makes one wonder whos holy book will be next?  Who actually structured this “Poll” we are speaking of anyway?  Was it perhaps written by one or all three components of the infamous “Asses Of Evil”?  You know the Asses of Evil:  Nouveau Crusader-Christian extremists in the USA and Mother UK, NeoCon Bigots, common in many areas, and of course the last but not least, Zionist Land Grabbers In Israel.  Oh Yes, the “Asses of Evil” do indeed bear watching.

Comment by Charles of Pennsylvania on 7/29/08 at 4:59 am

I think you have been spending a bit too much time in virtual reality. When I snap my fingers on three, you will no longer be on planet Haldol… one… two…

Comment by Ben Plonie on 7/29/08 at 10:31 am

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