Why did you read the Koran? You seem to be defending the vile words of Mohammad. What is the difference between this character and other Muslims who cut off heads.
You must have skimmed this thread and my comments. I'll repeat what I wrote above:
"the Koran and Sharia are abominations"
I agree with Walter Brandmüller, president of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences, who wrote:
. . .the use of force occupies a central place in Islamic tradition, as witnessed by the frequent use of the word “jihad” in many texts. Although some scholars, especially Western ones, maintain that jihad does not necessarily mean war, but instead a spiritual struggle and interior effort, Samir Khalil Samir again clarifies that the use of this term in Islamic tradition – including its usage today – is essentially uniform, indicating warfare in the name of God to defend Islam, which is an obligation for all adult Muslim males.Chiesa: "From Lepanto to Baghdad, there's a road which leads through RomeThose who maintain that understanding jihad as a holy war constitutes a sort of deviation from the true Islamic tradition are therefore not telling the truth, and history sadly demonstrates that that violence has characterized Islam since its origin . . .
. . . the biggest difference between Christianity and Islam concerns the crucial issue of understanding the human person.
This is shown by the fact that many Islamic countries have not accepted the declaration of human rights promulgated by the United Nations in 1948, or have done so with the reservation of excluding the norms that conflict with Qur’anic law – which means practically all of them.
From an historical point of view, therefore, it must be recognized that the declaration of the rights of man is a cultural fruit of the Christian world, even though these are “universal” norms, in that they are valid for all.
In Islamic tradition, in fact, the concept of the equality of all human beings does not exist, nor does, in consequence, the concept of the dignity of every human life. Sharia is founded upon a threefold inequality: between man and woman, between Muslim and non-Muslim, and between freeman and slave. In essence, the male human being is considered a full titleholder of rights and duties only through his belonging to the Islamic community: those who convert to another religion or become atheists are considered traitors, subject to the death penalty, or at least to the loss of all their rights . . .
My point is this: Be careful assigning everything to Islam. Mental cases exist. This guy could have converted to an intense Christian denomination, run amok, and the left would have been out screaming Christianity caused it. As Brandmüller wrote in Chiesa, there are plenty of reasons to find Islam abhorrent. Using these murders to make that point, in my opinion, is counterproductive.
I believe the guy was just whacked out.
As to "why" I read the Koran...is that a serious question? You really don't know why anyone would check out what Muslims believe?
I had to read the Koran in chronological order in Grad school. Scariest damn book I ever read.