You are obviously a young man.
I read a good article lately by some European scholars who after studying all the Islamic and historical texts from the 7th century have made a startling realization, Mohammed as a person NEVER EXISTED. Much like Robin Hood or Paul Bunyon, to the people in the nomadic tribes on the Arabian Peninsula he was a projection of their wants and needs for strong central figure and a faith of their own. Islam is a lie, and that is why we are seeing its death convulsions. Unlike Christianity and its secular sources to buttress is historicity, Islam has none. This faith should be ridiculed and debated and yes maligned, its evil deeds are a testament to its rottenness.
No,I'll be 55 in March.Until 9/11 I thought that non-violence was the proper way.