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Why are people overlooking the obvious?

Asked by BlackSwanEffect (708points) June 14th, 2016

There are 10 countries where homosexuality is punishable by death. 9 of those are Islamic, while the 10th, Nigeria, is around 45% Muslim. Iran alone has executed an estimated 4000 homosexuals since the revolution. Turkey and Indonesia are the only major Islamic countries where homosexuality is legal.

Why are people discounting the role of Islam in motivating Omar Mateen, when such a large portion of the Islamic world (including his own cultural group) thinks death is an appropriate sentence for homosexuality?

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