It is true, Ardy, that whenever the Muslim world has felt security in its own place, it has been tolerant of other faiths. Like any entity that feels threatened, however, it becomes militant as a defense mechanism, and pogroms have also existed throughout the history of the faith. Once again, however, the thread it tugged toward the wrong history.... D**n me for responding!

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich