Originally Posted by Tronic

Far from being Western??? Thats incorrect, since Islam IS one of the Western entities. Only difference is that Islam is one Wetern entity which failed to evolve with time whereelse the other Western entities like Christianity did. However, both Islam and Christianity do share the same "spread around the world" ideology. Only difference is that in the past, both Christianity and Islam used to convert by the sword, and now only Christianity out of the two has evolved out of its violent path. That does not make Islam an Eastern entity. The Eastern religions are Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Jainism, etc, and Islam is certainly not a part of them. We have seen millions killed in the name of Islam and we have seen millions killed in the name of Christianity, only difference is that the latter has evolved. How many Eastern religions did/do you see that went arouund giving people a choice to either convert or die... Even the Mongols (primarily Buddhists), did not force their own religion on the ones they conquered. That is why, the Mongol Empire always consisted of so many religions. So Islam infact has more in common with Christianity then it does with any Eastern religions...