Geert Wilders, Dutch politician and outspoken critic of fundamentalist Islam, has just witnessed another example of Islamic tolerance.  A well-known Islamic cleric in Australia has just called for his beheading. (See also Geert Wilders 9/11 Ground Zero Speech.)Of course, Geert has been getting such threats from practitioners of the peaceful faith of Islam for years, especially since he created his film Fitna.  So I would doubt if he is surprised by another Muslim saying he wants to behead him for criticizing the faith, as it seems to be a common theme among some Muslims.Thee can be no question that there are peaceful and tolerant Muslims, and a broad negative typecast of Muslims is not my aim.  There are Muslims that have assimilated into Western societies, peacefully practice their faith, and forego the more aggressive calls to jihad found in Islamic texts. But the perception that Islam is a peaceful and tolerant religion becomes more and more distant from reality with...(Read Full Post)