[mburbank]

Violent religous extremism is the same. While at this moment in history there is a noteable amount of VRE associated with Islam, it doesn't strike me as a different phenomena when Hindus set people on fire and it hasn't been such a long time since Christians had their fair share of VRE that they have any reason to think they have evolved beyond it.

There is a human tendency to believe God's message is "Kill everyone who does not believe exactly as you do." This is a common historical meme across all periods.

I would suggest that all religous fundamentalism and intolerance are on this spectrum (not equal Kevin, not the same, just on the same side of a very long, but dangerously slippery slope).

This is why I believe the best wy to end terrorism is to kill everyone who is not a Unitarian. You have been warned.