Good afternoon (here) @mimismartypants. Not to worry. I am not offended. And relieved to hear you are not either ...

Glad to hear you view Islam as a religion of peace. Outside your faith, I have read statistics that 75 to 80% of Muslims are in agreement with you. That leaves 20 to 25% who are not ... Are these statistics valid? How do we determine today what is "truth?" And what is not?

Not sure of how you view life there in South Africa, but I think these questions are very hard to answer. Given the time in human history in which we live, you can "google" just about anything. Just because you can find it written down somewhere on the Internet, does that make it true? Reading the credentials and source citations of those who write helps, but it is not "bulletproof" ...

Sorry to hear you are not feeling well. Not fun to be sick. I hope you recover quickly to your full health. Take care!