Three reasons not to call terrorism 'Islamic'

1. Refuse to accept self-described religious motivations at face value.

2. Don't dignify evil by linking it to one of the world's great religious traditions.

3. Simple American self-interest

Read the reflection by David Gushee (professor of Christian Ethics, Mercer University) at the "On Faith" blog of the Washington Post.

[Posted by Bill Lewellis]