Mcgrath I am certainly no great supporter of any religion though I respect them as long as they do not infringe on those of us who practise the art of rational decision making as opposed to decisin making via the tombola of whichever branch of ancient theology one may subscribe to...as for the USA being the latgest Christian nation that surely a is very debatable subject..Yes I know the middle east which may have first spawned Islam has historicaly played a large part in its contribution to modern science.. But I asked someone - anyone to name a single Islamic country that has a problem with people entering its borders as a safe place to live and express themselves freely..You seem to be supporting my contention when you state "There've been times in history when the islamic parts of the world were the civilised and cuitured and tolerant ones, compared with their pretty rough barbaric and intolerant Christian neighbours. Most especially if you were Jewish. There were certainly plenty of Jewish refugees from Spain to the Islam at one time, fleeing persecution by Christians."...You seem to be refering back the pe-enlightenment age..I am discussing today...Where..please where is it possible to go and claim asylum in the Islamic world and be allowed to live with the sort of freedoms we take for granted in the western world ???