Doug, I don't think anyone is denying that he thinks he's a Muslim, although calling the Nation of Islam "Muslims" is a bit like the way most Christians feel about extrememist cults. And yes, I'm avoiding mentioning any names. Said extremist cults might consider themselves Christian, but almost no one else does.

Which is not to say the Nation of Islam is an extremist cult. Their beliefs just aren't the same as the rest of Islam.

It's just that his killing spree doesn't seem to have anything to do with his religion. For once, the news agencies seem to be handling the religious thing correctly. (I admit to being astonished!) It's about as relevant as his height and weight, and deserves about as much attention.

Of course, if he were proclaiming his desire to kill the evil infidel, it'd be a different story :)