Islam is a religion of love and peace.
Tell me this isn't sarcasm.
It's not sarcasm, but it is an excellent example of Takkiya, in which a Muslim repeatedly lies to create what he thinks is a positive effect for his religion. In the West we typically consider such things propaganda. But the lying is encouraged by the religion. Quite curious. The actual reality is the Islam has a brutal and violent past, present and future. The first two examples are of an extreme view, the third of a "moderate view."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7571743/Afghan-stabbed-two-American-tourists-Amsterdam-jailed-26-years.html'He never showed any regret or remorse during his trial, repeatedly saying he would do the same again if his religion was insulted,' the judges said. 'The risk of a repeat offence is therefore very high and the court finds it essential that society is protected against him as long as possible.' During his trial at a heavily-fortified courtroom, Jawed S. said he travelled to the Netherlands from Germany to
'protect the Prophet Mohammed.'http://www.startribune.com/bangladesh-court-indicts-islamist-militants-for-2015-killing/562979392/In October 2015, suspected militants hacked Faisal Abedin Deepan of the Jagriti Prokashoni publishing house. On the same day, another publisher, Ahmed Rashid Tutul, survived an attack by suspected militants in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital. Both victims were publishers of Bangladeshi-American writer and blogger Avijit Roy, who was
hacked to death in February 2015.https://www.memri.org/tv/uk-cleric-usamah-thahabi-liverpool-thief-cut-off-hand-cauterize-oil-sharia-ilhan-omar-gay-pride-flexible/transcriptU.K. Cleric Abu Usamah At-Thahabi:
I Support Chopping Off Hands of Thieves, , But Only in the Muslim World, Not Here. Sheikh At-Thahabi went on to say that there is no room for "flexibility" in Islam with regard to homosexuals, lesbians, and transgender people, and he added that Muslims cannot break the law and harm these people.