“But not practicing one’s faith is a very different thing from taking on a different faith”
Someone who rejects the existence of God is not just “not practicing”. It is a total rejection. One cannot deny the existence of God AND still accept anything about the Jewish faith.
But at a minimum, you and I are able to discuss our beliefs. I’ve discussed beliefs with Moonies in airports, Mormons, Jews (practicing and not), atheists - and we all could DISCUSS what we believed or did not believe, and why, without any urge to gun down the other person.
That is what is unique about Islam. It accepts no possibility of discussion or thought. Only total dominance and hatred.
Heck, I’ve been to Afghanistan. The folks there hate each other, let alone ‘foreigners’...
“That is what is unique about Islam. It accepts no possibility of discussion or thought. Only total dominance and hatred.”
That is very true, as is the rest of your comment. The ability to deal with other people as they are, not as you want them to be, is a hallmark of Western thought and tolerance (and I can’t really speak to the Eastern versions of the same, but I tend to think that they are also pretty tolerant). Islam is uniquely intolerant - they are the world’s crazy uncle, but not the harmless, funny kind of crazy; nope, they’re the wild-eyed, I’ve-got-a-hatchet-and-I’m-going-to-kill-you kind of crazy. Generally speaking, you don’t let people like that into your house. Trump, at least, gets that...and Jeb thinks that he’s “unhinged.” I guess that denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.