“The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse.”

Thus begins a lengthy assessment of ISIS in The Atlantic. Read it here and tell us what you think.

Do you agree that ISIS has “a sincere, carefully considered commitment to returning civilization to a seventh-century legal environment, and ultimately to bringing about the apocalypse”?

Is that an appropriate goal for 21st century Muslims?