<p>matazl, I completely agree with you that many types of religious “fundamentalism” and “extremism” can be dangerous. HOWEVER, as I noted in post 39 and as noted in post62, Muslims adopt the wording in the Koran very strictly. This is very dangerous because the Koran specifically notes that Infidels ( non-adherents to Islam) are to be killed! This goes way beyond the fundamentalists found in other religions because we have a major religious text advocating violance and persecution of other religions. In fact, these sections of the Koran are a bit out of place because much of the Koran is a very beautifully written work. </p>
<p>I remember our comparative religion teacher ( many years ago)noting this problem in the Koran. She felt, at the time, that this wouldn’t be as big of a problem since there was a lot of infighting among Muslims and Islaming countries and that most Muslims are fairly moderate regarding this. I wonder what she would say today.</p>