text: The discussion of Islamic values and their potential incompatibility with Western values doesn't stem from simple distrust of people with a different religion. It comes instead from observations that a very disproportionately high level of terrorism is performed in the name of Islam and that majority-Muslim countries tend to have a great imbalance of rights for men vs women, straight vs gay, Muslim vs non-Muslim. In addition, the spread of Islam thru violent conquest since the time of Mohammed himself, while often similar to the spread of other religions in the past, is still advocated today by a vocal, murderous, & rather large group of folks in the name of Islam. In a free society, we must be able to discuss how to address such an influential and dangerous ideology (if held by a minority of Muslims or not) without the discussion being shouted down by accusations of Nazism and imminent holocaust. Yes, we must always guard religious freedom, yet also our free discussion of ideas.