. > dhw says of Muslims, "No doubt the failure of moderates to respond to fundamentalists is the result of fear. I too would be reluctant to argue with someone who believes he has divine authority to cut off my head." > I disagree with that. I think it is because of a misplaced religious solidarity, a variation of the "My country, right or wrong" thinking. I think if there is anything in Islam we have to fear, it is their tendency to side with a Muslim they know is wrong against a Christian they know is right. - I disagree. Just think of Salman Rushdi, and the fatwah on his head.