text: if people believe islam is a violent religion, why don't they just read the quran for themselves?  it's not! if you read the quran, it says "to kill one person, it is as if you killed all of humanity.  if you saved one person, it is as if you saved all of humanity." i agree with you whole-heartedly.  the actions of terrorists in the name of allah and islam brings shame on good muslims everywhere.    however, i do see one issue that people of faith need to address.  very few imams have publicly condemned the actions of terror groups and set the record straight on islam.  this is a serious error on their part.  by their silence, they appear to give endorsement to these actions.  even american imams have failed to do this on a large scale.  why this is, i cannot say as i am neither imam nor muslim.    i can say that good people of faith -- all faiths -- need to speak out loudly and clearly in condemnation of terror in the name of any religion.  anything less deprecates the faith and gives aid and comfort to those who have neither love nor faith in their hearts.