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But there is a difference between what Judaism teaches and what Christianity teaches, too. Almost as big a difference as between Islam and Christianity.

There are many differences between Judaism and Islam...but I'll just mention a few obvious ones.

Judaism is practiced by "choice" and they have the freedom to walk away or reject it without their heads being chopped off.

Jews aren't threatening to take over the world and force ALL to practice their religion and they aren't flying airplanes into buildings to kill off all the infidels.

Judaism is NOT a threat to the safety and security of this Country! Can you say THAT about Islam?

I agree with appalachian_dweller that satan is the author of the koran.

Your points are well taken, but I was talking what Judaism and Islam teach compared to what Christianity teaches.

As for your observations, (1) Islam is also practiced by choice, as all religions are. In fact, "becoming" a Muslim simply requires affirming that Allah is the (only) God and that Mohamed is his prophet, three times, and believe it.

(2) Judaism is practiced by less than 25 million people on earth. It is really a very small religion numbers-wise. American Jewish community is 2 or 3 % of the total population -- maybe 5 million. In Israel's 6.8 million people, about 5.2 million (77%) are Jewish by religion. All in all, in a world of almost 2 billion Christians and over 1 billion Muslims, Judaism is prominent only because it is at the root of both of these religions.

(3) Jews used terrorist tactics against the British, killing both the military and civilians in the process. So, it's not that they are "above" that; it simply means they have no need for it.

(4) Islam is a threat because of its numbers. Let's not forget that we as a country supported Bosnian and Kosovo Muslims and have made it possible for the extreme Islamic operatives to gain a foothold in that part of Europe. Apparently, our attitude towards Islamic threat is mixed: we maintain cordial relationships with all sorts of undemocratic Islamic regimes, one of which -- Saudi Arabia -- is a cesspool of Islamic radicalism.