Why the Establishment Can't Grasp the Nature of Islam.

By Selwyn Duke

A comprehensive German study of 45,000 immigrant youths, reported in 2010, found that while increasing religiosity among the Christian youths made them less violent, increasing religiosity among the Muslim youths actually made them more violent.  Not more violent "if they join Islamic State" — but more violent, period. [...] Becoming serious about a faith and digging into it generally means getting closer to its actual teachings.  A lukewarm cradle Catholic may have little knowledge of even the Bible, but a devout one will likely have read that and the Church's catechism.  Likewise, an indifferent nominal Muslim (you know, the kind they call "moderate") may not know much of the Koran, nine percent of which is devoted to political violence.  Yet a pious Muslim may scour that book — and more.  He may also imbibe the remaining 84 percent of the Islamic canon, the two books known as the Hadith and Sira.  And, respectively, 21 percent and 67 percent of their texts are devoted to political violence......To Read More.....