2nd the "it's not a conventional religion, it's a cult" comments.
One that is diametrically and irreconceivably opposed to Western ideas of individual rights and freedoms at that. And completely intertwined with the political realm.
"One that is diametrically and irreconceivably opposed to Western ideas of individual rights and freedoms at that. And completely intertwined with the political realm."
Ten yers ago I would have argued that Christianity did some horrible things in the middle ages and we grew out of it.
But we don't really have centuries to allow for Islam, the way things are going.