re: #67 wrenchwench

Are you drawing a conclusion based on those numbers?

Have you read the methodology for those polls? Did you read how the question was phrased?

8% is actually pretty generous, the actual number I used was 120 million of about 700 million surveyed so it is probably closer to 20%.

Here is my conclusion:
I am willing to bet you will not find similar numbers in any of the following groups, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus or atheists. This tells me that even though Islam is called “the religion of peace”, It has some pretty fucked up ideas.

Here is the pew question regarding suicide bombings
Some people think that suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilian targets are justified in order to defend Islam from its enemies. Other people believe that, no matter what the reason, this kind of violence is never justified. Do you personally feel that this kind of violence is often justified to defend Islam, sometimes justified, rarely justified, or never justified?

What is your conclusion, or would you rather just ignore that over 120 million people feel that blowing themselves and others up is the best way to defend their religion?