&gt; <i>If you&#x27;d like to read how they are misinterpreting islam ... They are interpreting things literally</i><p>That is an odd definition of &quot;misinterpreting&quot;.<p>Biblical literalists are generally not accused of &quot;misinterpreting&quot; the Christian Bible.  They are commonly accused of being antiquated, crazy, or dumb, but it&#x27;s hard to accuse someone of &quot;misinterpreting&quot; something because they follow its literal meaning.<p>It similarly seems incorrect to say ISIS is &quot;misinterpreting Islam&quot; by reading the Koran literally.  It may not be the popular interpretation, and it may not be a pleasant interpretation, but that doesn&#x27;t mean it&#x27;s an incorrect interpretation.<p>Christian groups like to accuse each other of misinterpreting the Bible.  Church of Christ members say that Catholics have misinterpreted the organization of the church.  Catholics say that Baptists have misinterpreted the apocalypse.  Etc.  These accusations in reality say very little about the validity of the accused&#x27;s interpretations, and merely serve as a way for the accuser&#x27;s to assert the correctness of their own interpretations.  &quot;Your interpretation of the Bible is wrong&quot; has no more validity than &quot;Your choice of religion is wrong&quot; in general.