[AnotherUnixGeek]

There are many things in the Bible that, if taken literally and acted on, would violate U.S. law.

Exactly. Islam needs to move beyond strict literalism in it's reading of the Koran, as mainstream Christianity and Judaism have done with their holy books.

[Nathan Zachary]

" Exactly. Islam needs to move beyond strict literalism in it's reading of the Koran As Christianity has done"

Huh? Sorry, the Gospel is the same as it always was. As for the Koran and hadith, there is no other way to read them. It isn't inspired, and it can't be twisted to mean anything other than what it does. Try reading it sometime. And if you do, look up the correct order first, otherwize it's a wasted effort.

[Wolfstar]

Not all mainstream Christians have moved beyond taking the Bible literally, as demonstrated by the unending arguments over evolution vs. Genesis (as though the two were mutually exclusive). Similarly, I would not presume to say that all billion or so Muslims on the planet are rigid jihadist fundamentalists.