ari89 said:
Yes, I'll go to church next time I'm in Saud....oh wait! There are no churches in Saudi Arabia.
For arguments sake, how many mosque's are in the Vatican? 0.
But to the point, I do agree with what you're saying. But don't overstate a fallacious point.
Some of the oldest Christian religions have existed and continue to exist in the middle east in relative peace. Granted, not in all countries, but you know that I'm much more vehemently opposed to what's happening in the muslim world than you are. Because a) I'm a muslim, and it effects the perception of myself to Australians. b) You actually like that this occurs, basically so you can use it to tar islam, but let's not go there now, eh?
The amount of Syriac religions which have existed and continue to exist in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, etc, quite aptly destroys any case you were attempting to make.
Infact a massive Assyrian community existed in Iraq prior to and also after the US led occupation of the country. Although many have left, many still remain. I'm sure you're aware that recently the Bishop of the Iraqi Christian community was assassinated, and that's under the US control (if you want to call the current state of Iraqi anarchy controlled.)
Regardless, there is no denying the Copts in Egypt exist, or the Assyrians in Syria exist, or the plethora of these Syriac/Maronite religions which exist in the region and the greater muslim world alike.
And you know full-well that under legitimate Islamic rule, there is relative peace among religions and religious freedoms. Al-Andalusia anybody? I await your fallacious claims which I will leave linger for a while before shattering, and hopefully disillusioning you on this matter. But I can only hope.