[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Islam, by and large, has not. I think you would have to agree that there is a basic resistance to modernity, openness and free thinking in Muslim lands and one only need look at their societies to see this.[/quote]
I agree with you here. But I also think we shouldn’t give them too much shit for going through exactly what other cultures/religions went through so long ago.
It’s kinda like making fun of a teenager for having acne and a crackling voice, when you know full well that you had the same 5 years earlier.
Maybe instead of pointing and laughing and beating them up behind the handball courts, we should offer them some Stridex.