One of the most difficult things for Westerners to hear from their Muslim neighbors or advocates of Islam is the notion that Islam is a religion of peace. And, of course, the reason why that is difficult for non-Muslims to believe is that we see the news, and we see the reports of groups like ISIS, and we see the beheading of Western journalists — and not only Western journalists, but we see a great deal of violence being done to other Arab peoples. We see Christians forced out of their homes under violent persecution, even the threat of death. We recall the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and any number of other egregious, violent acts, which are anything but peaceful... Read more at http://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/are-muslim-terrorists-truly-muslim