Why are Muslim people killing Christians?

[Sasi]

Some Islamic extremists in Nigeria are murdering hundreds of Christians - not merely "several"! It was not always like that. Only 10 to 15 years ago, Christians and Muslims lived peaceably together in northern Nigeria. I know people who lived in Joss and Plateau State, and their being Christians wasn't a problem. But in recent years, (not just "since last Christmas") there has been a deliberate attempt by those who wish Sharia Law to be enforced in the north to terrorise Christians who would not vote for that. Because those people know they cannot succeed with democratic means, they resort to violence.

They have attacked villages at night, setting fire to homes, and hacking down men, women, the children, the elderly with machettes, horrifically killing hundreds, and maiming many more. They are not doing this as retaliation for what America is doing in Afghanistan. They are only interested in enforcing Sharia Law in northern Nigeria. It's the same in the Horn of Africa where Sudanese Islamist terrorist gangs are contributing to the famine and drought deaths by attacking helpless villagers. They are thugs - evil men, without an ounce of compassion in their hearts.

It is sickening that peacable Muslims (who are the vast majority) do not rise up publicly to condemn those evil men. Well, some might, but you would think the vast majority could wield enough clout to make the world realise they were actively combatting such evil done in the name of Islam. It does not appear as if they are.