re: #76 Desmond
One notable difference is that Christianity has no equivalent to Sharia or Jewish religious law from the Old Testament. Islam was always intended to be a guidebook to all aspects of life, with strict rules about how individuals should conduct themselves and also how governments should apply the laws. And the unavoidable conclusion is that any government that embraces Sharia will find it difficult to also embrace modernism and liberal humanism.
I see you have been studying your Robert Spencer.