Why do people think muslims are terrorists?

Answer 1

Probably because recently most major terrorist incidents have been attributed to muslims and often related to islamic religious extremism.

The real answer is two-fold. First, people have short memories. In the US, prior to 9/11, the biggest terrorist bombings were committed by christians with some clearly inspired by christian religious extremism (primarily related to abortion). In the UK the source of most incidents was clearly christian religious extremism related to the catholic and protestant battles in Northern Ireland. In Israel, for decades the largest terrorist incident was the bombing of the King David Hotel by jewish religious extremists.

Second, many people like having an identifiable enemy and all too often extend a particular identification from a small group to a larger one. Thus the real specter of islamic extremism lets people focus their anger and their focus is on "islamic" rather than on "extremism".

Answer 2

I only think that Muslim terrorists and their sympathizers are terrorists-not other Muslims. Muslim terrorists seem to be outdoing all the others right now inviolence mass murder and threats and applause of such. May Allah(SWT) judge them quickly and may Muslims stop them from acting in their name.

Answer 3

Terrorism is the unlawful use of violence with the intention of intimidating or coercing society.

It is against all Christian teaching to use violence against anyone or anything for the purpose of intimidation or coercion.

So-called Christian terrorists like those who blow up abortion clinics are not really Christians.

In the same way, mainstream Islam declares that so-called Islamic terrorists are not really Muslims.

With love in Christ.