Reply #12: Freedom of religion is a fundamental human right

[megatherium]

that applies to silly evangelical Christians as well as to Muslims.

Most of the Muslim world has no freedom of religion. In Saudi Arabia, Christians are not allowed to pray even in the privacy of their own home. If the Saudis are aware you are Jewish, you won't be allowed to enter the country. (Western oil companies are careful not to assign their Jewish employees to that country.) Judenrein is what the Germans called this. Blasphemy (criticizing the Prophet) carries the death penalty in countries such as Pakistan. This is sometimes code for Christian evangelization.

Even Muslim countries that "tolerate" Christians and Jews generally have very strict control on them. No new churches can be built and no proselytization is allowed. Special taxes must be payed by these minorities. Polytheists such as Hindus are not tolerated at all.

I by no means support the current war, and I think we should get the hell out of the middle east now. But I have little sympathy for these Muslim regimes.