Hey - I learned something from Mudcat yet again! I really did not know that Muslim and Islam were not interchangeable - I thought that Islam was the religion and Muslims were followers of that faith. Guess I am wrong again! What is the correct usage?

BTW my Dad (Son of a Russian Orthodox priest from Poland) always refers to the followers of Mohamed as Mohamedans. Is that yet another religion or incorrect term or something else?

You were not exactly wrong in your assumptions though, Guest. Although I was not realy asking how I should react to the security guard neither was I wondering how to respond to my wifes comments. It is more a predicament I find myself in. I want to be tolerant of all religions but I would find it difficult to tollerate the type of fundementalism that would not allow contact with another human being. I am therefore trying to find either excuses for his behaviour or a way to reconcile the disparate feelings I have.

Anyhow - Off to bed now. Enough work for the little grey cells for one day!

Looking forward to any more objective comments tomorrow.

Cheers

DtG