Dear littlelilac,
As I haven't argued that folks should be "persuaded" of the truth of Catholicism at the point of the sword, I'm not sure that replacing "Catholic" with "Islam" is quite the same.
The Koran is pretty explicit about the use of the sword to compel assent to Islam.
If the biggest worry of Islam were from peaceful attempts to persuade us to belief in it by its adherents, life would be far freer, easier, and safer.
sitetest
Yes I agree that is a very big difference, though frankly I can see Islamists using democracy to achieve the same goals, the smart Islamists......