Muslim Apologist Syndrome

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

oh come on Proletariat, don't you know that the crusades were conducted by Kansas protestants after the "peaceful" spread of Islam in the middle east?

[Roark]

The issues are simply extremism and politics.

There are Christians in the islands of Indonesia who go on rampages against the non-Christian community. There are also those who simply perform missionary work in the form of medicine and dentistry for the community, who bear the brunt of Islamic attacks.

I've been to a couple of Islamic prayer meetings with a friend here in Australia, and there was nothing resembling the sinister agenda that Panzer seems so focussed on. They mostly deliberated on theological points, and discussed internal issues of faith, much like the Christian meetings I've attended.

There are extreme elements in most, if not all, of the world's religions. Islam in itself is not a threat. It's how it's applied and/or twisted to suit a political agenda that does the damage (and spawns these terrorists and preachers of hate...)