oh god - do we really have to start kicking this dead horse again?

The only difference of who's defending themselves from who these days is which side you happen to identify with. After this many thousands of years, I'm pretty sure everyone involved has pretty much lost track of who looked at who funny first.

Islam does not dicate the murder of non-muslims, it is a belief held by a fringe group of extremists based on a misinterpretation (or more likely bastardization) of text from the Quran. The fact that you're willing to make that statement really illustrates your ignorance to the larger issue at hand.

Can we please let this go before it goes to the general level of stupidity this conversation reaches?