As a conservative Christian (go ahead Brian), I have very little use for Islam. I have read the Quran through twice. Still studying it and other religious texts regularly. Despite the bloodthirsty nature of their "prophet", I suspect that the actual truth lies closer to human nature as opposed to divine nature.

Humanity perverts EVERYTHING! The actions and attitudes presented by radical Islam are similar to the corruption and insanity presented by virtually EVERY organized religion which has achieved political authority. Jesus warned us about this.

If the faith that HE left us ("Love one another." remember that? can be so twisted as to bring about the Spanish Inquisition and the Crusades, how difficult would it be for people raised under the shadow of Mohammed to even comprehend love?

It doesn't change anything, and I don't offer any solutions. Pity the Muslims. Pray for them. Share the Gospels. But don't trust them. A war is coming.

Excellent point Zemirah. I cringe when I hear someone blame Islam's hatred on treatment inflicted on them by Europeans, especially in the Crusades. These are people who failed history in high school. And Muslims are no better aware of history. The beginning of Islam was 622 A.D. when Mohammed consolidated his 10,000 followers in Medina. They spent the next ten years destroying pagan idols and places of worship throughout western Arabia. After Mohammed died, Muslims rose up out of Arabia to invade Mesopotamia. The did not want to conquer and subjugate; rather they killed or drove out the existing population. This mayhem continued into Israel and Syria. So, when the crusades came, the Muslims deserved any nasty treatment that they got. And, fast forward to today -- when they say that the Jews don't belong in Israel, I say hold on. The Israelites were important trading partners with Egypt back to 1000 B.C. That gives them squatters rights over any Muslims who claim rights to the land.

http://dcgazette.com/islam-the-religion-of-rumors-lies-and-sex-crimes-part-1/

I found this article from the DC Gazette, it has some facts that are truth. However, there are some questionable details. Can anyone help me verify or debunk these details? We know that Muhammad was an illiterate, psychopathic pedophile, and suffered from epileptic seizures. We know that his father died shortly after he was born and his mother died before he was five, leaving Muhammad to be raised by his uncle. We know Muhammad learned the skills of a caravan merchant and married a wealthy widow and took over her deceased husband's caravan business. We know after his wife died, he married a six year old and consummated the marriage when she was nine yrs old. We know that during his epileptic "episodes" his friends, followers, would scribble down what he muttered.

Now here is where there article becomes questionable. These are the statements I would appreciate any validation on. The article says his mutterings were written on whatever was handy at the time, leaves, rocks, scraps. The article also states that his child bride's maidservant poisoned Muhammad, dug a hole and buried him covering the grave with rocks and bricks. The article then goes on to say that the child bride then searched for all of the supposed scribblings only to find that most of the writings had been eaten by a goat. I appreciate any help with this issue.