Convincing analysis from a Good Heart, Franc. Thank you.

I suspect that it would be easy to opt for the path of terror, as the fundamentals of promulgating the Islamic faith and realizing salvation are historically obtained via terror, as you point out. The consequences of choosing a less violent view are not so hot, either.

The cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami pleads strongly that Iranian demonstrators, "based upon Islamic Law, whoever confronts the Islamic State ... should be convicted as mohareb [one who wages war against god] ... They should be punished ruthlessly and savagely. I want the judiciary to ... punish rioters firmly and without any mercy to teach everyone a lesson."

In contrast, the poor soul that might reject Jesus as his Savior can simply go about his business. He is theorized to go to Hell one day, but he is allowed to retain custody of his head and his finger tips in the meantime.

Different strokes, I suppose.