vetuste - //"terrorism in the name of her faith is something else, not connected except by the tenuous link offered by the terrorist themselves."
Why do you use the word "tenuous"? //
Because terrorists use their misinterpretation of Islam to defend their horrible crimes. The notion that they are actually Muslims is laughable - the faith does not condone or advocate violence, hence their link is as I say, tenuous at best. They could call themselves devotees of the Wizard Of Oz, it would be at least as factually based.
""Anyone who murders anyone cannot be a believer in any faith".
Please explain. Are you incapable of at least imagining that a religion may have as its first, third or eleventh commandment "Thou must kill the mockers of the Prophet"? //
I am not incapable of the notion that someone who wants to kill people for not believing as he or she does, will use some archaic tract to back up their actions - but the rest of the adherents prefer to take the writings less literally. And we should be grateful - otherwise A & E departments could be swamped with Christians who have plucked out eyes, or cut off hands, and police stations crowded with people who have murdered 'sodomites' - the list goes on, but I am sure you can see my point.
//I am making the generous assumption that (a) you can follow an argument, and that (b) you nhave powers of imagination. //
No need for your 'generosity' - my history and daily contributions on this site are ample examples of both.