There seems to be a lot of enmity generated in this dispute from what I have read on this web site and others.

I don’t support fascism, but wonder whether western thought and rationality is an appropriate format for analyzing and rendering conclusions about a faith that is levantine in its discourse and requirements?

The recent attempted synagogue bombings in New York raises the issue to me of what “freedom of religion” means in the context of islamic practice, if the underlying language and commandments are of a violent nature such that a follower may legitimately believe they are best practicing their religion by doing so.