Anwyn's encounter with a pseudo-Islamist--in a Christian church

It's late and I'm turning in...but don't miss Anwyn's encounter with a Muslim advocate in an "interfaith" meeting. Good for her for having the guts to ask this guy tough questions. The answers were very revealing, and Anwyn's conclusions are quite worthwhile:

Our speaker, in answering my questions about the Mohammed cartoons, asked vehemently and self-pityingly why we could not leave Mohammed alone, why Islam cannot have even one thing that is sacred from the opinions of others (my words). I remember pathetically wondering this myself when my sister wanted to play with my toys–when I was about eight. But this begs for control of the behavior of others rather than planning for measured responses of one’s own.