Well, at least I got you to state that it was at least "half right" that religion had motivated his actions. But based on your post (as well as what others on here are saying), it appears that you are more concerned with the implications of Islam being at the heart of this matter due to the political and social…

The FBI has stated that this young man appears to have been radicalized leading up to the massacre. Radicalization in this case refers to being inspired by jihad. Both Hezbollah and ISIS, while adhering to different Islamic sects, are both fundamentally adherents to the doctrines of jihad. Therefore, there is not as…

First of all, I don't know exactly who "they" are who you speak of and I don't care what "they" say or think, I am only interested in the relevant facts. And what the facts appear to indicate at this point was that the shooter, dumb as he may be, was radicalized, i.e. inspired by Jihad - as the FBI has thus far…

This shooting has greater implications than just the tragedy in Orlando. I hope this incident will shine a light upon the rampant homophobia in Muslim countries, which are, as statistics demonstrate, among the most hostile to LGBT individuals in the world. I am utterly flabbergasted how otherwise progressive…

I'm not claiming he wasn't mentally unstable or even a lone lunatic, but there exists a knee-jerk reaction to defend the Islamic faith at all costs by so many here, despite all the evidence to the contrary. Everything we know about the shooter so far points in the direction of being radicalized, or inspired by Jihad,…

Yeah, nice try. I said inherent within Islam , not inherent within Muslims (there's a big difference there). That means the doctrine it is based on, due to its instructions on how to treat women, gays, and nonbelievers, as well as its encouragement of censorship, is fundamentally against liberal values. Need I…

One does not pledge allegiance to the Islamic State unless one is considerably invested in their strict brand of Salafi Islam. Plus, his father is certainly not a credible source in this regard. First of all, his father was more or less saying my son does not represent my view of Islam (i.e. he doesn't want his son's…

You seem to be pettifogging one of the central issues here. Yes, this terrorist was driven by homophobia, but let's keep in mind that homophobia is rampant within Islam (as it is in all three Abrahamic faiths). One only needs to glance at Islam's holy books, the Qu'ran and Hadith, to uncover a trove of vile…