Ah, I see. You're drawing a distinction between "what you think" and "what is Islamic". That's interesting. So you're a Muslim but you hold views which are unIslamic?
thenI am indeed manipulating and twisting all over the shop like a mad thing.
Like a freshly caught fish, to be exact.
a)"Do you think killing people who leave Islam is wrong?If so, why do so many Muslims think it's right?Is your opinion is 'x'? If so, why do many Muslims think 'y'?Question (a) is asking me of my opinion 'x', and if I can provide an explanation for why many Muslims (from 3 countries in this survey) think 'y' if my opinion is 'x'. Nothing is directly implied by the difference of opinion between myself and those surveyed beyond "why would those surveyed in the three countries not agree with you"?.
*Question (a) was asked of me.
b)"If the death penalty for adultery and apostasy was not Islamic, how come so many Muslims agreed with it."If 'x' is not Islamic, why do so many Muslims agree with "x".The underlying premise of question (b) seems to be
"if Islam 'a' is to be adhered to by Muslims 'b' then actions that Muslims 'b' commit must be because Islam 'a' allows it. Firstly, I wasn't asked this question, and secondly, if it were asked of me, I would have rejected the initial premise as a fallacy.
As far as I'm concerned, there
is a difference in both questions, especially in the underlying argument of the latter question. I've already wasted a couple of replies already countering your claim, but my position still stands;You and I never came to the same conclusion that
"a religion can get it so wrong, even within its own ranks".And if you still feel that both sentences are the same, then we might as well just leave it at that.