Why Americans have a low opinion of Muslims

An Aghan man who converted to Christianity is facing the death penalty under sharia law. Maybe this kind of thing is the reason Americans are dropping support for the war in Iraq. It's a racist and bigoted view to say that Muslims, Arabs, Persians, Afghans, etc. are incapable of democracy. But when you see the video of riots over Danish cartoons, bombing of Mosques and pilgrims, and the difficulty the groups in Iraq are having creating a government, it's hard not to believe it.

Of course, there are some in Northern Ireland who are acting just as uncivilized -- over religion. Muslims used to be the advanced culture while Europe was engaged in the Inquisition.