As a convert to Islam I can confirm that your OP is right in every detail. That understanding of Islam after reading the Qur'an is exactly why it grows so fast worldwide.
The problem is then we all look at the middle east and collectively say, wtf. As I have commented before, Islam now is really no different that Christianity in the Dark Ages. Most actions and beliefs of the mass are not part of Qur'anic teachings, they are simply distortions of out of context passages and even more are attributed to the Hadith literature that is proclaimed to be from Muhammad's personal views and sayings. Why that is considered part of Islamic law completely confuses me since the Qur'an itself says that you should have no other book but the Qur'an as your guide.
If you are curious I would suggest reading it. That is truly the only way to really understand what Islam is about. Don't base it off the writings of any one person or any highly uneducated group of people.
@im_sneaky, your wrong. None of the Qur'ans verses teach hate, killing, or brutality. In fact the only holy literature I have ever read that prescribed killing someone without just cause, i.e. in defense or as punishment for murder, is in the Old Testimate/Jewish TaNaKh.
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