Islam is THE main threat to liberty and life and Judeo-Christianity is key to PRESERVING BOTH: Rnd 2

Here we go again, our last debate was cut short so I would like to give you another shot at proving your point using the resolve you provided last time. First off: Judeo-Chrisitianity Christianity was an influential force behind the most horrific event of the last 100 years: The Holocaust. I'm not blaming the Holocaust on Christianity, as there were many factors contributing to the rise of Nazism as well as their philosophy. However, Martin Luther's (the founder of Protestantism) "On the Jews and Their Lies" has been widely acknowledged by many scholars, including Professor Robert Michael, Professor Emeritus of European History at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church in the University of Oxford, as one of the most influential texts behind Nazi ideology. The Nazis even celebrated a holiday known as Luthertag, or Luther Day. Consider this quote by Hitler: "My feeling as a Christian points me to my Lord and Savior as a fighter. It points me to the man who once in loneliness, surrounded by a few followers, recognized these Jews for what they were and summoned men to fight against them and who, God's truth! was greatest not as a sufferer but as a fighter." (http://en.wikipedia.org...). Clearly Judeo-Christianity can be corrupted just as easily as Islam in order to justify violence and hatred. Liberty is defined by Merriam Webster as "The power to do as one pleases." In the United States today, the largest opponent to gay marriage is the religious right. Christian leaders, such as James Dobson in his book Marriage Under Fire, argue that to allow homosexuals to marry would be against Biblical teachings. Christianity continues to be used to restrict the liberties of those deemed to be against it. Islam: The common debate is that Islam supports terrorism and that terrorists are practicers of true Islam. But nothing will be solved by searching for "true Islam" or quoting the Quran. The Quran is a vast, vague book, filled with poetry and contradictions (much like the Bible). You can find in it condemnations of war and incitements to struggle, beautiful expressions of tolerance and stern strictures against unbelievers. Trying to quote it usually tells us more about the person who selected the passages than about Islam. Every religion is compatible with the best and the worst of humankind. Through its long history, Christianity has supported inquisitions and anti-Semitism, but also human rights and social welfare. The most pre-eminent scholar on Islam and the Middle East, Bernard Lewis has argued that religious minorities have historically fared better under Muslim societies than Christian ones (http://www.theatlantic.com...). Two of the largest Muslim countries in the world, Pakistan and Bangladesh, have mixed Islam and modernity with some success. While both countries are impoverished, both have voted a woman into power as prime minister, before most Western countries have done so. Turkey, the sixth largest Muslim country in the world, is a flawed but functioning secular democracy and a close ally of the West (being a member of NATO). It is only once you get to the Middle East region where you start seeing major problems with Muslim countries. This is the land of suicide bombers, flag-burners and fiery mullahs. These recent hotbeds are a result of the political situations of the last several decades, not Islam. To blame Islam for the geopolitical problems of is simplistic. As Solarman's pal GW puts it: "Islam is peace." I have made my arguments using undisputable facts and arguments from authority backed up by scholarly, peer reviewed sources. I challenge you to do the same, Solarman.