Are We Seeing the Start of a Muslim and Judeo-Christian War?

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One of my disappointments with President Bush has been his consistent public defense of Islam. Recently later in the State of the Union address, President Bush referred to Islam as a "noble" religion. The last year has given us an even more clear picture as to how great a divide exists between Islam and Christians, and for that matter Jews. Let's recap some of the violence that has marked the Muslim world for the last year:

• Iraqi insurgents (IED's, kidnappings, murders)
• Weeks of rioting in France
• Rioting in Australia
• Iranian nuclear defiance, and even perhaps provocation
• Current Mideast violence over satirical cartoons
• The persecution of Christians in Muslim countries
• The election of Hamas in Palestine

The question begs to be asked, "Is a Muslim and Judeo-Christian war avoidable?" Can peace really be achieved through democracy? Look who was elected in free elections in Palestine, Muslim extremists who are notorious for terrorism and who clearly have a mission of annihilating Israel. So, if through free elections, Muslims choose violence and the alienation of Israel, the United States , and our allies, is war avoidable? We would all like to hope so, but I am not convinced it is avoidable. What is currently occurring with religions reminds me what happened with feminism in America. Feminists tried to eradicate the differences between genders to achieve equality. Recently, it has come to light that instead of freeing women, this line of thinking has only imposed greater bondage. The differences between men and women are undeniable. Pretending they weren't there was as foolish as denying the differences between Islam with Christianity. The differences are there. It is not that Christians are better than Muslims; each are born equally depraved. The difference lies in which religion is true. My hope is not for the annihilation of Muslims, but the reconciliation of Muslims through faith in Jesus Christ. We do not serve our Muslim neighbors by leading them to feel as though their religion is the same as our religion or by calling it noble. Imagine the joy our Muslim neighbors could know if they only knew the truth and good news that their salvation does not need to be earned by them by that it was available through Jesus.