It is not the religion of Islam that is causing this. It is simply the excuse being used to justify it! THe things that are being done have no basis in the teaching of the quran, I asked a person who's studied it extesively. I was also taught that the extremist can't even give any more then a few quotes, not the extent of knowledge the should have. These horrors are being done by persons with agendas, it is not relgious based at all. Not all that different from the crusades or the inquisition really.