Brussels Jew Murderer Follows The Pattern

They caught the murderer of Jews in the Brussels Jewish Museum.  Mehdi Nemmouche was his  name.

His life confirms the pattern by which a Muslim turns into a Jew-hater and murderer:

1. The Muslim finds himself growing in religiosity.

2. He encounters a personal economic crisis that he attributes to discrimination against Muslims.

3. Ideological radicalization occurs under the influence of a local preacher.

4. Enlistment in a terror organization.

If Muslims in America wish to shed the taint of any connection to radical Islam, they must intervene in "1" and "3" above.  In the case of "1," it's their responsibility to guide anyone moving towards greater religiosity onto a path of peace.  In the case of "3", it is their responsibility to neutralize the influence of local preachers who would lead Muslims down a path of fundamentalism.

Muslims in America probably have little, or no, influence over outside terror organizations.  Also, to counsel against increased religiosity would, no doubt, violate basic tenets of their faith.  But what they can do, as mentioned above, is not inconsequential.