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The Woolwich Attack

Awful news today as a reported Soldier was brutally murdered with a machete by two muslim men, for more news on this visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22630304 However, it's not this news that is the most sickening of this saga. The worst is the racist backlash towards muslims and coloured skin that makes me sick. Firstly, the face that the two men were muslim is actually kind of irrelevant. It's not the religion that made them these evil beings, it's the way they have misunderstood or misconstrued their teachings. The immediate backlash on muslims is happening again and it isn't the religion that's the problem. It's specific people. If it was a Christian who attacked the soldier, their religion wouldn't even be questioned. Even the Muslim Council of Britain agrees: The Muslim Council of Britain has condemned the Woolwich attack. "This is a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this unreservedly," its statement s