Cofty- " two minutes research would prove your friend is lying to you -knowingly or otherwise"
I think her information was sincere. Apparently statistics from Europol, show the majority of terroist activity concerns ethnonationlistic organizations, who often commit acts of terrorisam that have low if any casulty rates. For example in 2011 none of the 174 terroist, attacks were " inspired" by religious organizations, and between 2004-2013, the U.K suffered 400 terroist attacks, mostly in Northern Ireland, and almost all were non-lethal.
In fact on the F.B.I's official website between 1980 and 2005 terroist acts in the U.S.were:-
Latino 42% Extreme left wing 24% Jewish extremist 7% Islamic extremist 6% communists 5% other 16% ( Sadly I haven't been able to find more current statistics). But according to the US governments National Counter- Terroisam Centre 2011 report, Muslims suffered between 82 and 97% of terrorism related fatalities over the last 5 years.
My personal opinion is Islam is a threat, it wants to control the planet, set up a government on Earth. In England certain towns are becoming, completely Muslim ( Birmingham, Luton, Bradford, to name a few) But despite all that, I have Muslim friends, and until they treat me beneath my code of conduct, we are friends.
Back to the terroist attack in Manchester, I find it beyond comprehension the only arrests have been to my knowledge young people. The Islamic extremists brain washing these people, are the real threat. This is what my friends statistics, did not take in to account. These acts of terroisam are designed to cause as many casualties as possible.
p.s What I have learnt having left the JWs, is real friendship, real discussion is being able to have differing views in an honest, open and friendly way. I don't want to fall out with anybody on this.
