"He said, I quote, 'Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'"

Pope Benedict XVI's use of a quote by 14th-century Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus in a recent speech may have been insensitive, but the response to it appears to confirm the accuracy of the statement. I find the burning of effigies, calls for death and beheading, and church bombings far more offensive than the Pope's statement.

Why is it that Muslims can disparage Christianity (and other religions) as a tenet of their faith, but no one is allowed to speak against islam? If Christians reacted similarly to every insult the Muslims profess, no Christian would ever be getting any work done -- they'd all be too busy dancing in the streets, waving weapons and calling for death every moment of every day.

These Muslims who are protesting can certainly dish it out, but they certainly can't take it.