[Earthdweller]

Not to mention that this author totally ignores the obvious fact that it was extremely difficult for Christians of different theology but essentially of the same faith to integrate through out history.

Comparing the mixture of Muslims with Christians to the mixture of Christians with Christians expresses an ignorance that can not be understated.

[T.L.Sink]

I agree, and the fact is that tolerance is not one of the
Islamic "virtues", but is considered a Western vice and
a sign of decadence. The Islamofascists - since the
birth of Mohammed in c.570 A.D. - have perpetuated their
faith by violence and murder throughout the world. This is
certainly not PC speech but a recounting of the historical record -- check for yourself, going back as far as Edward
Gibbon who describes in "Decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire.." the "prophet" Mohammed as an illiterate, epileptic, barbarian. After you read these volumes, and
others, give me your opinion.