Is Islam in need of a moral reformation?

[DogmaHunter]

According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, at least 70% of all the fatalities in armed conflicts around the world last year were in wars involving Muslims. In 2013, there were nearly 12,000 terrorist attacks world-wide. The lion’s share were in Muslim-majority countries, and many of the others were carried out by Muslims. By far the most numerous victims of Muslim violence—including executions and lynchings not captured in these statistics—are Muslims themselves.

Why Islam Needs a Reformation - WSJ

Not particularly more then christianity.
Christianity is just better at hiding its immoral components whereas islamists are more in-your-face with it.

But rest assured, the underlying "moral compass" (if we can call it such) is practically identical.

 

[DogmaHunter]

Cearbhall,
there are many more features to what the NT says, and it does not say to end their lives.
1, adultery is still the same sin it always was. They are told in the NT to stop it.
2, there are changes in the administration of things when you get to the NT. It has more of message for those outside, but it also indicates changes in how to address things in the community of those who believe. The main passage you should work with is 1 Cor 5-7.
2A: The NT is not trying to tell the public family court what to do. This is part of the end of the theocracy of Israel. It does tell individuals in the public system to live righteous lives, Acts 26.
2B: The NT does not do capital punishment within its own community, but it does ask people who don't repent of what they have been openly confronted with to leave. This is in the Cor passage but also Mt 18. "Treat them as you would a tax-collector or a gentile" is perhaps the most surprising twist of all the things Jesus said, since he was found trying to reach those people. But there is a limit, just as there is a limit (actually an allowance) about remarriage. Remarriage is generally adultery; but it is not if the person remarrying was cheated. And even with that, the disciples said 'its probably better not to marry at all.' They puzzle me; Jesus does not.
2C: The NT shows divine judgement is sought. Paul sought it about the immoral person in Corinth and in Acts 5 Peter curses a couple who made an appearance of giving up substantial wealth to the church and they died.

If you confront sane muslims with the vile things in their book, they will also compile such an appolegetic post with verses to "prove otherwise".

But you and I would both realise that all the excuses in the world -including contradicting verses in the book- will not change the fact that the vile things are still in there. And the same goes with your particular scriptures.