>>I think that there are many fine individuals who are members of the Islam faith. However, it really isn't as peaceful or harmless a faith as some would want you to believe. Look at the 1400 years of its history. It's factionalized and there are many sects that hate each other and so forth. Not very pretty I suppose.
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>Of course, Christianity is completely different in this regard.

Well it should be, with more than six centuries of headstart. Islam is just going through its crusades/inquisition phase...