>"But it's always amusing that because I defend a people's right to peacefully practice their religion and expose prejudice and bigotry, that people question if I am "one of them"."<
Nuconvert,
It would be nice to see you defend the rights of EX-Muslims, (those who have chosen to no longer practice this "religion"), as vociferously as you defend those who are still in this mindlessly violent, brainwashed death cult.
Regards
Dr Ali Sina; "Why I left Islam"
http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/sina/why_i_left_islam.htm
The Totalitarian Nature of Islam, By Ibn Warraq:
http://www.secularislam.org/humanrights/totalitarian.htm
Ibn Warraq: "Why I am Not A Muslim"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/549787/posts
I defend anyone's right to practice the religion of their choice.