Well, you are welcome to believe that there is no difference between Islam and Catholicism in terms of personal liberties and acceptance of separation of church and state.

Indeed, when Kennedy ran for President, he was forced to explicitly state that he would not be beholden to the Pope, but rather to the Constitution.

I would find any equivalent declarations from the Muslim community most reassuring. I would welcome an unequivocal declaration that Sharia law is medieval and will NEVER be acceptable as the law of this land. And that the separation of church and state is sacrosanct. And that freedom of expression includes the right to publish cartoons or anything critical of Islam.

But I find it hard to believe that we will ever see those types of declarations.

I guess we will find out in a few decades.

You and Saunders may be proved right. What a tragedy if otherwise.