An article yesterday on The American Spectator website, "The Politics of Religious Mockery" by Patrick Hynes, is a typical example of the "Christians peaceful —— Muslims violent" genre that has exploded since the start of the Cartoon Jihad. The thesis is a favorite one of conservative writers:  Christians (and to a lesser extent Jews) suffer terrible mockery at the hands of secular liberals, but they respond with peaceful protests (letter writing campaigns, corporate boycotts, etc.), not with death threats, riots, and murder.  See what better people we are? The point of these articles is well—taken, of course.  I would be the first person to agree that we are better people than the terrorists, the Talibani, and their supporters. But I think these articles entirely miss the bigger point, which is that while westerners are busy congratulating themselves on what civilized, peaceful people we are, radical Islamists across the globe are spreading their...(Read Full Post)