Honestly. Alex, I'm with you. But beware of using Mercutio's famous line, because look what happened to him.
Amyway, what is "Islam"? There are bookshelves of texts on the subject, and just a cursory look around the streets will show you lots of ways of living "inside" it. It's like Judaism in that respect. And, like Judaism (and of course Christianity) it is undergoing a surge of fundamentalism, which means that everyone is getting more polarised. This is largely political, but there are many different contributing factors.
There ARE actually very erudite scholars, enlightened commentators and ecumenical leaders trying to cast light on the situation. But one's listening to them.
Is anyone here interested in what is actually HAPPENING, or do you just want to spout your opinions all day? Which of us really UNDERSTANDS what's going on? We all own the angry young men of Palestine. We made them as much as we made the angry young men of Detroit. And we all know, & Shakespeare knew, what angry young men can do to a social system, and in this global culture we can see the effects of thinking things are "not our problem."
Anyone who's just in America, and never leaves America, can't possibly see the wood for the trees - or not without trying really hard. I've said it before and I'll say it again: most Europeans consider Bush the greatest threat to world peace.
And anyway, how about G8?
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