*While it is true not all Muslims are jihadists, all jihadists are Muslim and Islam itself is not Moderate. Islam was born out of war and violence. When Muhammad couldn't spread Islam peacefully he spread it through violence, hence the contradictions between the peaceful and violent verses in the Koran. In Islamic doctrine the later (violent) verses supersede the earlier (peaceful) verses.
*It's estimated that 15-25% of Muslims are radical which would equate to around 180 million to 300 million Muslims out of 1.3 billion. 180 million is equal to a little more than half of the United States, and 300 million is almost equivalent to the entire population of the United States, a considerable amount no matter how you slice it. Even if hypothetically is was just 1%, that still leaves 13 million radical Muslims. By comparison the United States military, the largest in the world, has just 1.4 million active frontline personnel. However, size isn't everything. History shows even a small minority can have a huge effect. For example, the Nazi party started out as a minority. The Bolshevik party in Russia started out as a small minority. The Communist Revolution in China began with a small Communist party, and so on.
*Many moderate Muslims are actually cultural Muslims, just as there are many cultural Christians. That is they are Muslim in name only because of tradition but are not devout. They do not represent the true face of Islam.
*Many moderate Muslims support Shria Law which is anything but moderate, and includes such things as amputation of hands and feet for theft. A Pew study done in 2013 asked Muslims from 23 countries across Southeastern Europe, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, their views on Sharia. Many Muslims said Sharia should be the law of the land. Also substantial minorities in several countries say such acts of violence are at least sometimes justified, including 26% of Muslims in Bangladesh, 29% in Egypt, 39% in Afghanistan and 40% in the Palestinian territories. Many moderate Muslims also believe it is okay to beat their wives or to kill someone who converts to Christianity.
*So-called Moderate Islamic countries are not so moderate when it comes to converting to Christianity, where it is legally punishable by death in Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, and United Arab Emirates. In Saudi Arabia women can't vote, open a bank account, work, travel abroad, or enroll in higher education without permission form a male relative. They must rely on male relatives to drive them places. In the UAE men can legally beat their wives. In Pakistan, 1000 die in honor killings annually. In Egypt there is a 91% genital mutilation rate.
*Many moderate's do not speak out against their more violent counterparts. One can conclude they are either afraid or secretly support their actions.
*Stealth Jihad, subtle non-violent subversion, is waged by moderate Muslims. This includes using politics, propaganda, taqiyya (lying), and mass immigration to achieve their goals.
*Many Muslims are moderate until they reach the majority. When the Muslim population is less than 2%, they are a peace-loving minority. When the Muslim population is from 2-5%, they recruit mainly from street gangs and prisons. When the Muslim population is 5% or more, they push for "clean" food by pressuring supermarkets and they push for self-rule; which is what is happening presently in France. When the Muslim population is 10% or more, they use treats and violence to secure demands; also happening in France. When the Muslim population is 20% or more, there is occasional rioting and church burning; which is presently happening in Ethopia. When the Muslim population is 40% or more, there are terror attacks, militia warfare and massacres; which is presently happening in Bosnia, Chad and Lebanon. When the Muslim population is 60% or more, there is persecution of infidels and sporadic ethnic cleansing; which is presently happening in Malaysia and Sudan. When the Muslim population is 80% or more, there is daily intimidation of non-Muslims, violent jihad and genocide; which is presently happening in Egypt, Gaza and Turkey. When the Muslim population reaches 100% -- known to Muslims as "The House of Peace" -- there is radical rule over the more tolerant, less devout Muslims and public executions; which is presently happening in Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen. (Hal Lindsey)
*Moderate Muslims can turn into radical Muslims overnight. Brigitte Gabriel writes, "During the Lebanese war, doctors in Lebanon slaughtered hand in hand with the terrorists in the name of jihad. This is a very difficult concept for Western minds and especially Western intellectuals to accept and understand or even believe. I remember when I started speaking out about my experiences during the war, I would share how our neighbors—doctors and lawyers who we had known for years—became radicals overnight and started massacring us the next day." (Because They Hate)
