re: #23 pat

Islam as a whole is inherently evil. Its misogynistic beliefs, compounded with its obsessive intrusion into peoples lives, its dogmatic hatred of other religions and democracy, sharia, preached violence, and the need and constant pressure to subsume government amount to facist barbarity. The antithesis of Western enlightenment.

I don’t think such a blanket statement is true. IMHO, Islam needs to come out of the dark ages. I think there are a lot of Muslims who also believe this. Christianity 500 years ago wasn’t all love and hugs either.