Yes, this is precisely the point of my post above.

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Well, you could argue that Christianity has moved past all that stuff...

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"Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states...Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."



~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ah, but could you argue it successfully?

In fact, I could even counter that by arguing that if Christianity DID move past its more historically damaging aspects, many would say it sold out to modernism. After all, fundamentalism is a stalwart antithesis of progressivity.

The hardcore Islamic World likes to pretend it's still 1160, and there are more than a few fundamentalist Christians who espouse a similar regressiveness. Fun part is, we have Christians condemning each other as being not TRULY Christians. I've been flat-out informed that Catholics are not Christian, if you can believe that.

So, for any Christian to deem Islam as incompatible with modernity is a little disingenuous.

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Unfortunately, the Founders did not address the possibility of this nation becoming populated with obnoxious twits.

Sorry it's a bit late. Here's the actual information. It's correlational, so I am not saying religion causes any of the problems. I do believe it's true in some of the cases, but in others, it merely proves that religion doesn't have all the beneficial consequences people think it does. It also proves that a secular society isn't necessarily worse; it can often be better.

Societies worse off 'when they have God on their side' - Times Online
Skeptic: The Magazine: Featured Article

Here is the actual study:

moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-11.htm

Apparently, the site keeps timing out for me. Maybe it will be back up tomorrow. That's irritating.

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The UK already recognizes Sharia Law in some cases. Just two examples:

BBC NEWS | UK | The view from inside a Sharia court

BBC NEWS | UK | Sharia law 'could have UK role'


Their Muslim population is far greater than ours, of course. The US is so thoroughly Christian, however (despite the "separation of church and state" rhetoric), that short of total conquest by an Islamic state, I can't see such a concession ever happening here.

Cindy

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What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea. --Gandhi

In a very limited manner.

I don't think the question is whether religion X Y or Z is compatible...but whether extremism is.

Extremists, regardless of the type, are not usually compatible with our society. They're not interested in compromise and understanding. They know who is right (them), and anyone who disagrees with them is wrong. Period.