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I would propose that the anger that is obviously present in the islamic world has more to do with the clear divide between the haves and the have nots in the world than it does with religion. yes, religion is often used as an excuse but I think intreprating a fairly benign religious text such as the koran (or the bible for that matter) in such a way as to justify violent acts against others is inspired by a general anger, not by the religion itself.
Even if you could show that Islam is somehow responsible for the violence that is done in its name nothing is gained by condeming a whole culture as evil. We must ask *why* these people are angry and what can be done to help them. it is not productive to propose that we somehow kill all of them or somehow exclude them from society.
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