The comment was relating to extremism. There are I think around 2.6 million Muslims in the uk. Extremists identified are at 25,000 according to reports. So even if you factor out the very young and the very elderly then it’s never going to exceed 5% that practice extreme behaviour.
The point was that the vast majority exist without any interference into the uk way of life.
1. MI5 have produced two sets of numbers: 1) they are actively monitoring a list of 10,000 people who they believe are likely to commit a terror act, 2) there is a list of 25,000 people who they think might be capable of committing a terror act.
2. The two lists only contain the names of people MI5 know about. There have been terror acts committed in the UK where the terrorists did not belong to either list. Therefore, the lists produced by MI5 are incomplete.
3. You are moving the goal posts. My post was about the Muslims who accept the teachings of the Quran and Hadith that say apostates, Jews and gays should be murdered. You incorrectly claimed that 95% of Muslims do not accept such teachings. The percentage of Muslims who accept those teachings is far higher than the 5% number that you plucked from your ass. I posted numerous surveys from reputable agencies (ICM, Gallup, Pew) to prove my point but you said you couldn't be bothered to look at them.
4. If you want to define extremists only as people who are likely to commit terrorism, then sure we can have that conversation and the percentages are lower. However, that is an extremely narrow definition of extremism. I would say that people have extreme views if they accept the teachings of the Quran and Hadith that say apostates, Jews and gays should be murdered. Apparently you don't consider that to be extreme. Well, that's pretty much what I would expect from a self-professed Christian.
