[mburbank]

Absolutely.

No I'm kidding, or course it isn't. But I'm not sure I see what you're driving at. I think anyone who engages in criminal acts should be punished, regardless of their religion. You seem to be looking for something else.

What exactly? Laws against the religion itself as opposed to laws aginst actions? Or some sort of blanket allowance to assume someone is a criminal if they're Islamic? Put it oit on the table, what do you want?

Oh and by the way, I think you're wrong about the Fatwah against Rushdie. It was appauling, but I'm pretty sure there were Britsh Muslims who came out publicly against it.