Richard Dawkins Tweets About Islam Following France's Terror Attack

Following the deadly Paris terrorist attack that killed 12 on Wednesday, well-known atheist Richard Dawkins took to Twitter to speak his mind about Islam and terrorism.

Dawkins, who is also an evolutionary biologist, argued on Twitter that some religions are more violent than others, suggesting that Islam is a more violent religion.

The three masked suspects who attacked the offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday reportedly shouted "Allahu akbar," the Arabic saying for "God is great," as well as made exclamations that they had avenged the prophet Mohamed through their attack.

Dawkins wrote on Twitter that "all religions are not equally violent," going on to add "They shouted 'We have avenged the Prophet Muhammad […] Some useful idiot will claim it had nothing to do with religion."

"No, all religions are NOT equally violent. Some have never been violent, some gave it up centuries ago. One religion conspicuously didn't," Dawkins continued. 

Dawkins then later said that "of course most Muslims are peaceful. But if someone's killed for what they drew or said or wrote, you know the religion of the killers."

Police in France are suggesting that Islamic extremists targeted the French satirical newspaper due to the media outlets cartoons and articles relating to Islam and the prophet Mohamed. The newspaper has previously included cartoons that feature the prophet Mohamed, a move that is considered blasphemous by some in the Islamic community.

Authorities in France announced that after a city-wide manhunt they had arrested three suspects in connection with Wednesday's massacre, and were continuing their investigation into the terrorist attack.