Prestwich_Blue said:You do seem to have this warped view of the Muslim religion, which seems to be fed by the Daily Mail & Express. A mosque, like a synagogue but unlike a mainstream church, is a self-governing entity, which may or may not belong to a local, regional or national body. There are certainly Muslim community organisations, of which the Muslim Council of Britain is the best known. They have regularly condemned atrocities like the 7/7 bombings, killing of Lee Rigby and the latest one. I don't doubt that many individual Muslims feel the same way whereas a minority might have a more sympathetic view. But the MCB (or any other such body) have no legal authority and can't force people to think in a certain way, any more than any other representative group can force its members to.whp.blue said:Damocles said:No because as PB wrote above, there is no such thing as "the Muslim community ".
There's nearly 2 billion Muslims. Grouping them together is as ridiculous as saying Hitler was part of the white community or Bin Laden was part of the male community. You don't have to take responsibility for their acts nor apologise for their actions and suggesting Muslims are associated with IS due to sharing a several billion strong social group with them is equally stupid
That quite frankly is bollocks there is no global Community but at a national and regional level of course there is a Muslim Community
muddying the waters with semantics
That's a good response PB but I am afraid you're sowing seed on a stony ground here.