This is not my religion. (Score 1)

Being a Muslim myself, I can say that I am deeply saddened the way Islam is represented, by some Muslims themselves and then by the media in the West. Protesting against cartoons, asking for apologies would be my chosen path; burning buildings, terrorizing people would not be. Period. My religion has been hijacked by a fanatic cult, claiming themselves to be Muslims yet doing virtually everything Islam has forbidden us to do! Add to that a few influential leaders in the Muslim world who use Islam as their political bitch to further their own agendas and you have the mess that is the Muslim nation today. But that does not represent what Islam the religion is about. THIS IS NOT ISLAM! Nor does it represent the majority Muslim nation. The sad part is that most people around the world have no insight into Islam beyond what media outlets choose to write or talk about, which is nearly always something negative since that is more newsworthy. I am sick and tired of defending my religion and prophet every time CNN or ABC decides to report something negative about Muslims. They rarely seem to pick the good things that the majority of Muslims (who happen to be moderate) are engaged in... The hypocrisy is unbelievable. I don't claim to completely know every aspect of Islam but I can say that the prophet who was commanded to fight only when his own safety and life was in jeopardy, and who gave explicit instructions to his army not to harm the elderly, women and children during times of war CAN NOT be a terrorist. Period. Anyway, I suppose I can't do much to change the hearts and minds of people who have decided that Islam is the problem. But I can speak my mind when I see idiotic and uninformed accusations being hurled at my religion... Enough said.