Muslims Need a Martin Luther

Muslims are part of a great religion that suffers from lack of oxygen. There are too few religionists who will stand up and say that True Islam does not riot over stupid issues, but instead prays and works hard (and non-violently) so that the world will eventually accept Islam. But no, it appears to be a religion for very violent, and deranged, children. Somewhere there must be a Muslim grown up who will say that the religion must shake off its savagery. Yes, Islam needs a Martin Luther. But if one steps forward, I fear he will be beheaded.

As excerpted from lgf, Jeff Jacoby's recent column states the obvious, which must even so be said and understood. He writes:

"But what disgraces Islam above all is the vast majority of the planet’s Muslims saying nothing and doing nothing about the jihadist cancer eating away at their religion. It is Free Muslims Against Terrorism, a pro-democracy organization, calling on Muslims and Middle Easterners to ”converge on our nation’s capital for a rally against terrorism” — and having only 50 people show up.

Yes, Islam is disrespected. That will only change when throngs of passionate Muslims show up for rallies against terrorism, and when rabble-rousers trying to gin up a riot over a defiled Koran can’t get the time of day. "