WorldNetDaily: Poll: More Americans think Islam violent
Specifically, thirty-four percent of Americans, according to an ABC News poll, think that Islam encourages violence. A total of forty-three percent think that Islam does not teach respect for the beliefs of non-adherents.

But here's the catch: only one-third of Americans claim any working knowledge of Islam. If this finding is correct, then people are not studying Islam nearly as closely as they should. If they did, even more people would realize that Islam teaches not only violence, but also an active disrespect for the beliefs (or lack of them) of non-adherents. Islam also teaches an active disrespect for the law, in that Islam fails to recognize any lawful authorities other than Islamic authorities, and declares that treaties with non-Muslims are not only ill-advised but in fact are non-binding. [Surah 9:1 and following]

But what can you expect of a man-centered religion? Christianity teaches people that God will repay, and man need not and should not; Islam commands its followers to do the repaying. Christianity teaches respect for all in authority, on the theory that God will remove any authorities that prove abusive without man's help; Islam teaches its followers to respect no authority but themselves and even to dishonor treaties. Christianity tells people to let go and let God; Islam tells its followers to mix it up and get it on.

The contrast between God-centered and man-centered belief cannot be more stark--unless you want to contrast Christianity with secular humanism. And indeed, how do secular humanism and Islam differ? Only in one salient particular: while Islam tells you that everything you do is a sin if it is not followed to the letter, secular humanism merely looks for a way to tax it.::See the Letters to the Romans, Corinthians I and II, and the Ephesians.