I've been struck over the Christmas holiday, especially, by the difference between the message of Christianity and the message of Islam.
Jesus taught 2 rules, love God with your whole heart; and love your neighbor as yourself.
Mohammed accumulated many rules on how to inflict pain and punishment on enemies and loved ones alike.
I don't think many of us knew the fundamental differences until very recently, well after 9/11.
And I think many of us, in the broader sense, still do not. I think the President was in a difficult position after 9/11. He certainly didn't want to see mass retaliation against perfectly innocent Muslims, but I do think he went too far with that "Religion of Peace" stuff.
I have friends who actually think it improper to question Islam because it is, after all, a religion in their minds.