[moderation_is_not_a_bad_thing]

The problem is that you can't label a religion evil just because SOME of it's followers commit evil acts in it's name. Otherwise you could easily call Christianity evil for the evil actions of some of it's followers. And don't forget all the atrocities committed by the Catholic church through-out much of it's history, all in the name of god. That doesn't make Catholicism evil does it?

[AppyPappy]

Catholicism at the time of the Inquisition WAS evil because it supported the Inquisition. Your logic is akin to saying "Nazism isn't bad just because some Nazis did bad things". No, Nazism supported those bad things.

[ThomasMore]

atrocities committed by the Catholic church

What atrocities did the Catholic Church commit?

[DeweyCA]

The problem is that you can't label a religion evil just because SOME of it's followers commit evil acts in it's name.

Your above statement is true. Followers of a religion often do NOT reflect its actual teachings. They are often hypocrites. But that should not disqualify the teachings of the religion's founder.

However that is probably not the reason why Graham labels Islam as being an evil religion. You must look at its actual teachings. Nowhere did Christ say that we must kill people who do not believe in Him. He said just the opposite: we must love our enemies. However, Islam teaches that they are supposed to kill infidels (Christians and Jews). That is an evil religious teaching, and makes it an evil religion.

[foreshadowed at waco]

Catholicism underwent a Reformation and Islam badly needs one IMHO.

[Clovis_Skeptic]

as if that is an original statement...yada yada yada yada....it is getting old! Islam teaches...violence..read it!...but in "moderation" of course....

[xzins]

The issue is whether the followers are correctly following the example of their founder. If Catholics killed in the Middle Ages, does that mean they were correctly following the example of Jesus?