I was discussing this with my house mate the other day. Now I don't buy kows original statement that without religion we'd be in a happier place. Religion has privided culture to the world. It has shaped architecture and inspired people in days gone by. Today, its infinitely less and less relevant but unfortunately for us, things that all other religions carried out centuries ago, islam is only catching up with. Unfortunately, we're seeing their modern warfare and modern technology has enabled these idiots. Islam is probably the only religion I know that cannot take a joke. Why? I have no idea. I can almost understand the atrocities in France because of how French Algerians and even France treated Algerians in Algeria in the past. What I fail to see is how idiots in our country or most other countries in europe feel persecuted.
I'm not sure what the answer is, because I don't think blaming imams or whoever is going to solve anything. Hearing religious leaders doesn't change the fact that there are idiots in this world. My concern is that it will be an excuse for western extremist idiots to kick up a fuss. Europe is already headed towards a more right wing political situation, and these cunts are giving people like fucking farage the ammunition he wants.
The world is a fucked up place.