[olde north church]

...This early expansion fixed the genetic code for the rest of Islam, which is important because it set up expectations that would eventually be disappointed. In contrast, the founders of Christianity and Buddhism endorsed the spread of their religion or philosophy, but only by proclamation, never by the sword. But Islam, it seems, applied the sword to their incipient theology of spreading the word or expanding politically.
Roman Emperor Constantine, St. Cyril the Bulgar Slayer, King Ferdinand of Aragon all used "the sword" as a catalyst for conversion. Unfortunately, we have grown to "civilized" to use such methods of self-preservation.
I might suggest a strategy, NOW, of forming an alliance of Catholics/Christians with a clue, Russian "Patriots", "Orientals" and the European Ultra-Right and eradicate this threat to all humanity.
islamo-fascist terrorism is based upon a desire to conquer the world, PERIOD.

[GoLightly]

Yes, when we gloss over portions of our own history, any argument we can make loses credibility.

All utopian idealogies kill.