I understand that not every Islamic man is a murderer, but there are so many crimes, deaths, caused from Islam that there is no reason for anyone to support such a horrible religion.
I have a big problem with this. This assertion, combined with your statements about Christianity 'evolving', only tells me two things: you're working solely from your second hand media bias, and that you don't know any moderate Muslims, because if you did, you would have thought twice about acknowledging the variability of people under a single identity, then slamming an entire demographic anyway.
I also don't know where you got that "Christianity has evolved to suit the morality of today". If anything, that's actually the crux of the movements that are deepening the inter-denominational rifts. For example, moderate and socially progressive denominations like the Uniting Church are criticised by the typically socially conservative, spirit-filled denominations (like Pentecostal) for being theologically wayward.
But back to Islam, on a basic "human rights" and "co-existence" level, sure, I agree there is actually great cause for concern, as literal interpretations of strict Islamic teachings (my simple way of describing
sharia law), is not compatible with most Western laws as they do involve abuses and homicide. I have quite a bit of interest in where Libya is heading after the interim government's declaration that any non-Sharia law is null and void, which goes a long way to indicating what the balance of power may turn out to be, and the demographics of the most active participants in the uprising that eventually killed Gaddafi. The interest is mixed with some concern, as it's the militia Islamist groups that are most likely to be hostile to the Western nations (as you all well know), and I note wryly that Gaddafi was actually quite a secular man.
What disappoints me is that the hysteria that accompanies this completely undermines the work that moderate Islamists are doing to try and restore the integrity of their religion in the eyes of non-Muslims. One such advocate, Sheik Nasser Zuway, was ironically killed in Libya when he returned from Australia to his home country not so much to fight as to distribute aid to his compatriots, but in life his work centered around building dialogues and strengthening communities. These stories barely constitute a blip on the radar, instead being flooded by the sensational, the horrific, filling you all with a sense of dread and self-righteous anger... but leaving you as ignorant as before you were exposed, for the patterns of the news have remained largely unchanged, as has, it seems, the psyche of the public.
I've seen ritual stonings, and the effect of honour killings, and it's all the more poignant when they take place in countries that have no place for such behaviour, and I also feel that such is not welcome. But it's a horrendous mistake the moment you blame a concept borne from the nature of people, for the actions of a person, rather than the nature itself.
