Ian Buruma writes in the LA Times:
Just as Jews, during some traditional Passover feasts, ask God to bring down his wrath on the Gentiles who “don’t know him,” and many Christians believe that hell awaits those who don’t subscribe to their faith, Muslims are led to believe that killing the enemies of Islam can be justified.
What kind of moral equivalence is this? There’s a huge difference between passively awaiting divine retribution and actively wreaking unholy retribution for God’s sake.
(Hat tip: James Taranto)
