Perhaps a better analogy

100% of abortion clinic bombers were pro-lifers (ironically) but we happily make the distinction between the pro-life movement, and the people who take it to the extreme of killing innocents for religious reasons.

So why is this so hard to do in the case of Islamic extremists? I think there are several reasons. We don't understand Muslims in the same way we understand our neighbors or friends who happen to be pro-life. Fear is another factor, I mean since we didn't work in a clinic we felt like it wouldn't happen to us. And lastly I'm working on a half baked theory that humans hate complicated issues. I think we are hard wired for a fight or flight mentality, and thorny issues like suicide bombers cannot be solved so easily. It leads people to jump to the extreme in the quest for a solution. This would explain Shelley's radical response perhaps.

From what I've read of the Koran, it no more calls for the killing of innocents than the bible does, but we've seen both interrupted that way.

In truth I have no idea what I'm talking about, I'd better stick with what I know.