Every religion teach peace, none encourage violence. In such a manner if only religion is considered Islam is a religion of peace. If you are about the people following Islam, then it can be segregated as 75% run favour of making peace and the remaining 25% will be interested in violence.
Agree with with @romero121, and I believe Islam is a religion of Peace. Those who in favor of violence are the exremist or having a different ideologies.The are many places where different religion is practice but they are living peacefully.They co-exist with each other, the key is RESPECT.
I disagree. You are not following Islam. You are peaceful despite of Islam not because of it.
You are just a good person, and Islam has nothing to do with it.
You ignore violent Jihadist teachings, crazy, violent Sharia law rulings because you are a good person.
I would like to note, whether the "cause is viewed" as bad humans in good religion or good humans in bad religion, we are still left with the 25%. In a very difficult, total war, perhaps only 10% of the population is in uniform, of of those perhaps 10% are on the front lines. Therefore 1% is "fighting," but 100% support the war (willingly or unwillingly does not matter, support is support).
Even when people attempt to defend Islam, they themselves condemn it as a vehicle of violence. If not Jihad, then the cutting of of hands and feet and the stoning of women.
Takiyya.
