How many Christian ministers spend time talking about what Christianity specifically condemns.
Christian leaders, like Muslims leaders, teach through how a good person ought to be and rarely take the focus of what you shouldn't be doing as the primary example. Most (not all) mainstream religious leaders teach love and compassion, not "Don't murder!"
Some people don't understand that by not teaching what ISIL preaches, and by teaching something that inspires a different path, they condemn it in a more powerful way. So to say "they need to condemn _____ in Islam" is foolish. Teaching the best way to live has the same effect and teaching how to identify its opposite.
To make it plainly stupid, saying "don't eat that food" is incredibly less compelling than offering a different, more alluring option. Neither way guarantees the person won't eat the food you don't want them to eat, but giving them a fantastic incentive to chose something different raises your chances considerably.
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