Todenhöfer was struck by the ISIL fighters' belief that "all religions who agree with democracy have to die", and by their "incredible enthusiasm" – including enthusiasm for killing "hundreds of millions" of people.
Todenhöfer dikejutkan oleh keyakinan para anggota NIIS bahwa "semua agama yang menyetujui demokrasi harus lenyap” dan "semangatnya yang luar biasa"—termasuk semangat untuk membunuh "ratusan juta" orang.