BTW, I wouldn't judge all Muslim folks based on the bad actions of a few. I lived in Turkey for somewhat over a year, and by and large, it was a great experience. There were some bad Turks, but mostly they were very nice and kind and friendly. And unlike most U.S. soldiers there, who stay around other Americans and insulate themselves from the foreign culture in which they live, I did the opposite -- I embraced the language and the culture. I actually started thinking and dreaming in Turkish near the end of my time there, something I wouldn't even have thought possible before it happened, and I had a sign on my door that said (in Turkish) 'English forbidden'.

That said, I'm pretty much with Bill Maher: all religions suck. They divide us, cause friction and war and violence, and rely on a solid (*cough*) foundation of unproven assumptions. We could accomplish so much more, and live in so much more peace, without religions segregating us into artifically-created cliques based on myths and mysticism.