OLC, you're forgetting one thing. Radicalism, in any way or form, be it Christian, Muslim or pragmatic is dangerous. It is radicalism that we have to be afraid off, that we have to fight and particularly its influence in state affairs and also on the streets. I know deeply religious Christians, and just "Sunday" Christians and I know people in both groups that are acting radically as any Islamic zealot, unable to accept anything other than what they consider to be the truth and no amount of rational discourse or empirical evidence will change their minds. Make no assumption that you are exempt from this process, evidence of which I have seen in your posts which were close to an attack on Skybird's rational discussion and use of academic sources coupled together with empirical evidence.
I wanted to post this article earlier today and changed my mind. Now I changed it again.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7710822.stm