Originally Posted by Lazonby

If there are such things as peaceful Muslims then there are paedophiles who do not find children attractive, gay people who are not gay and cats which are dogs.

Things are what they are, not what people say they are.

A Muslim is defined as one because of his beliefs. The aim of Islam is to dominate the entire world and to enslave, convert or kill all the non-Muslims. If someone who calls themself a Muslim does not believe that Islam should dominate the world and that all non-Muslims should be converted, enslaved or killed, then they are not a Muslim, even if they say they are one.

So, the 'peaceful Muslims' are not in fact Muslims and should not be refered to as such. It might be more accurate to call them 'people with some form of Islamic background', although that's a bit of a mouthful. Perhaps the best would be 'Muslim apostate', since that's what they are; people who have left Islam.

I know perfectly what you mean, since I have some buddies who call themselves Muslims, but who are anything but.

Westerners lump everyone with some form of Islamic identity into the group called 'Muslims', but that's because not many Westerners know more than a basic amount about Islam, including yourself if I guessed correctly.