I honestly can't discern one person of true faith from another. There's a certain light that shines from within. All the rest ... their religion, their heritage,their gender, etc .... it's all just window dressing. You have nothing to fear from these people. Their minds are more about the spiritual realm. The cares and concerns of THIS world are far less important to them. If they choose to get involved it's only to alleviate some of the suffering ... certainly not promote it.
Interesting that the article cites RECENT converts to Islam. This story is as old as mankind. Crackpots and power mongers have been using religion as a beard to justify the horrible things they do for thousands of years.
Let's keep it in perspective:
There are over three hundred million people in this country. A fairly small percentage " Go Postal " every year. When they do it makes interesting news copy.
A few cases here and there doesn't mean that it represents a widespread systemic problem.
Over reacting to one incident got us into a protracted war and multiplied our adversaries a million fold worldwide. I would hope that we would have the wisdom to choose our battles a little more carefully in the future.
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