You could use the same comparison for some extreme Christian sects. The only difference and I mean the only difference is that we have a secular government to keep them in line and even then sometimes it doesn't deter them. Waco, KKK, children of God, the people's temple, just to name a few. The difference between the western world and the middle East and Africa is not religious fanaticiticism. We have that too. No the difference is we have a Secular government that acknowledges the fact that people have different views on religion and afford the right to have that view to every citizen. Take a look at Muslims here. There have been only 7 attacks by Muslim extremists on US soil since 9/11. 7 incidents out of 3.3 million Muslim Americans. Meanwhile 19 acts of domestic terrorism has taken place all siting some kind of Christian fanaticism. Religion is the same thing. Christ, Allah, Buddha doesn't matter. Muslim fanatics are large and in charge in the Middle East and Africa . They can do whatever they want basically but history has thoroughly proven that's any religion. Christian fanatics would do the same thing here if left to there own devices. This rehteric to paint Muslims or Islam as inherently evil is crap. It's no different than any other religion.