A serious comment ...

Not to say the current situation isn't tragically and profoundly different; but to get a picture of what once was and what could be, you must read _The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain_.

The beauty and peace of this epoch makes your heart beat faster and your spirit pine. The demise of this great period was perpetrated by the most despicable of "Christian" believers, but abetted by Muslim fanatics.

In each of these religions there lies the potential for good and evil. My father a devout Catholic was beatific; and, if all Catholics were like him, our world would be a better place. I'm sure the same is true of many devout Muslims.

What we must do is separate the religion from the behavior. There is little difference between the violent, anti-abortionist Christian and the jihadist Muslim.
 
A criminal is a criminal. A Samaritan is a Samaritan.

Peace,

-- Paul