This is not a “few extremists” but instead a movement that is extreme to us but solidly mainstream within the global Muslim community. But what about terrorism? I posted these sobering approval numbers for Osama bin Laden last week, but I’ll post again:Īgain, the support - at various times - ran into the hundreds of millions. From these countries alone, there are more than 200 million Muslims who support capital punishment for basic free speech and freedom of conscience. This is also the majority view among Muslims in Malaysia, Jordan and the Palestinian territories.ĭo the math.

In fact, according to the 2013 Pew Research Center report, 88 percent of Muslims in Egypt and 62 percent of Muslims in Pakistan favor the death penalty for people who leave the Muslim religion. Regarding blasphemy and apostasy, here’s the Washington Post describing startling findings in a comprehensive Pew Research Center report on Muslim beliefs and attitudes: It’s even true that in the recent past, hundreds of millions expressed approval for Osama bin Laden. Hundreds of millions do support the death sentence for “apostasy” - converting from Islam. What they say is, ‘We don’t approve of violence, but you know what? When you make fun of the Prophet, all bets are off” is supported by real data.Įxtrapolating from polling numbers, hundreds of millions of Muslims do, in fact, support the death penalty for blasphemy against Mohammed. His statement last week that “Hundreds of millions of them support an attack like this.

As an Evangelical conservative, I can’t say that a militant, condescending atheist like Bill Maher is my favorite comedian or my favorite pundit, but when a man’s right, he’s right.

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