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I have no more problem with Islam than I do with Christianity or Judaism, but I do have a problem with people who use these faiths as justification for violence, or political control. Islam has the potential to be used for war or peace, and I think in its purist form it is more geared toward peace.
Its hard to describe the religion as a thorn in the side of Western Civilization for a variety of reasons. First, its a religion of a billion people, its hardly just a thorn. Secondly, elements of Islamic civilization and Western civilization frequently overlap, for many, many elements of Western society have their roots in the early Islamic world.
And what do you mean by radical Islam? I know extremely religious Muslims who wouldn't hurt a fly. If you mean politicized Islam, then I can see your point. Too many young Muslims are being taught dangerous concepts by self-declared religious men with a dubious understanding of their own ideology. It's this sort of misguided, radical Islam thats the thorn, a thorn in Islams side. It has done more harm to Islam than it has to Judeo-Christian civilization.
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