[Prudence]

I think there might be a slight apples and oranges here. My perception is that the types of violence are different. My impression is that much of the violence linked to the Muslim faith is reactionary - and to very specific triggers. Certainly some Christian violence is reactionary, but not to the same degree. For example, some Christians might choose to protest a local action (judicial ruling, political speech, funeral, etc...) but it tends to stay localized to the action.

I could be totally wrong. Maybe when the Supremes handed down Lawrence v. Texas Christian groups across the globe bombed bath houses. I don't know. I didn't hear about it, but it's not something I would have been listening for.

On the other hand, the Pope says something (in Germany?) that Muslims don't like and someone kills a nun in Somalia.

There's also a sense of tacit approval. Again, this is perception, but it seems like when a wacky Christian group blows up something many people nutter about how wrong-minded those people are, how they don't represent the right way to go about things, and there seems to be a sense of indignation. On the other hand, the impression the Muslim world gives off is more of a "well, *I* wouldn't have done it, but they had it coming."

And maybe it's a cultural variation. Maybe within the culture they're having the same response we're used to seeing in our culture, but it doesn't translate.

I was going somewhere with this but I lost the train of thought.