Wikipaedia presents a watered down and PC view of Islam. "LIberal" muslims, instead of trying to re-interpret Koran (written by a man known for his treachery) would do well to come out of Islam and start a separate religion. Mohammed himself could not even keep his story straight. First he says there is one god, Alla. Who by the way was the name of a main god associated with the moon. Then after being riddiculed by the Meccans he says there are three gods, Alla and two other female dieties, already locally known and believed to be accessable to humans through that big black box in Mecca. You see the spirits of gods were said to live in inanimate objects. And then, later he goes back to saying there is only Alla. Shortly after this his "ministry" went into full swing by "converting" people ............with his sword! And Islam continued converting in this fashion all the way up into the southern half of Europe. Rightly so the people of Europe were deathly afraid. Hence the Crusades. The Crusades saved Europe from complete Islamic domination. Yes, it is true that the Vatican backed the Crusades but keep in mind that it feared for its' own survival at the time of the firt crusade.
Islam is the fastest growing religion today, again. If you still want to defend her you have that right.