Wow. That is a stunning article. First of all, that Hitchens guy is a total weenus. He must have been molested by a priest or something. What have Christians done to him? Why the venom? I'll be the first to admit that people who call themselves Christians are as screwed up as any people group on earth. But this guy's got things all mixed up. He seems to think we have these secret political rallies where we plot and scheme to take over the world like some large-scale Pinky and the Brain. So confused. Believe me, he is in no way more disgusted with the condition of the church than I am. And I have been a follower of Jesus Christ for 19 years.

About Islam... this surprises me, but then again it doesn't. Madman, I think you said it well. The whole multiculturalism thing is truly destroying what these countries have been (in the case of France, maybe that's a good thing). When you give a religion carte blanche to do, say and be whatever they want with no repercussions, only bad things will result. When you add to that that we're talking about an extremely arrogant, highly violent religion who historically has only grown through invasion and force, and you've created the perfect storm.

If you had a "Christian" community that was being policed by the local jurisdiction, there may be some discontent, but in general, there would be compliance, because the Bible tells Christians to obey the law of the land and respect leaders, because God ordains all leadership. You will never see a Christian (a sane one anyway) strap on a bomb and go blow up a mnarketplace because he disagrees with the local authorities.

Islam, on the other hand, leaves no room for anything but itself. It utterly disrespects any religion other than itself. And there is such incredible tribal strife inherent in the religion from the word go, that it's really an angry hornet's nest no matter what you do. It's a merciless religion that controls its devotees through terror. If you don't do what Allah says, he will direct the faithful to kill you. If you screw up a little, you must be punished. And if anyone dares question you or require you to do anything your Imam or Mullah tells you to do, pitch a fit or just go on and kill him. It's okay. Allah-u-akbar!