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I don't know Sharonelle. Would lynching count? I think that's probably as bad as a decapitation. How about dropping a nuke?
You probably aren't aware that there are Muslim charity organizations, such as the Red Crescent, that are busy in many parts of the world. Take a look before you start making blanket statements the way you did, it just makes you look foolish. From the tone of your letter, I'm pretty sure you weren't thinking clearly anyway.
In the United States, there are a lot of people who have been rounded up, for being Muslim. At least, since most of them haven't seen any kind of due process, one can only assume there's no real crime to charge them with, after all these years. And yes, people are getting tortured in the name of your country right now.
Of course, that's not the same thing as a religion doing it. But then, if you're going to bring up actions that you say are caused by Muslim nations, I don't think you can just paper over the actions of your own country the way you do.
The real mistake you're making is by trying to make an entire group of people responsible for some people who belong to their group. Of course, people belong to many groups. It's just not that black and white in the real world. Maybe you're the one who should take a look around.
