bin laden has broken his own religions' rules by declaring a jihad, as there are very specific rules about who can do this, and he can't. he is an outcast from mainstream islam, so to lump all of islam in with him and others like him does a great injustice to the entire religion. let's not forget that christianity went through its dark ages, with popes killing each other, and when christianity was even more intolerant of those that didnt share their exact views. and that during this time all major advances in science were made by muslims. and that the only reason we have any knowledge whatsoever of ancient science, philosophy, and art is because of the openmindedness of the muslims from the middle ages who strove to collect and preserve knowledge while christians wanted to destroy it.