You Can't Just Read The Koran To

Any Westerner Can Now Buy A Koran For A Dollar And Burn It, While Any Muslim With A Platform Can Transform That Act Into A Fighting Offense. As Passions Rise On Both Sides Of The Divide, Western Provocateurs And Islamist Hotheads Have Found Each Other, As Confrontations Occur With Increasing Frequency.

Anti-islamist Muslims - Who Wish To Live Modern Lives, Unencumbered By Burqas, Fatwas And Violent Visions Of Jihad - Are On The Defensive And Atomized. However Eloquent, Their Individual Voices Cannot Compete With The Roar Of Militant Islam's Determination, Money (much Of It From Overseas) And Violence. As A Result, Militant Islam, With Its West-phobia And Goal Of World Hegemony, Dominates Islam In The West And Appears To Many To Be The Only Kind Of Islam.

The Koran Is A Not 'a Product Of Muhammad Or Even Of Arabia,' But A Collection Of Earlier Judeo-christian Liturgical Materials Stitched Together To Meet The Needs Of A Later Age...a Few Scholars Go Even Further, Doubting Even The Existence Of Muhammad.

All Immigrants Bring Exotic Customs And Attitudes, But Muslim Customs Are More Troublesome Than Most.

There Is No Problem With Islam Itself Or With The Muslims, But These Are Difficult Times, And The Difficulty Stems From Radical Islam.