Christianity didn't cause the IRA terrorism in the first place, it was politics and the demand for sovereignty. Did they demand people to either convert or die? The same applies to Jewish terrorism (Lehi/Etzel/Hagana) before the foundation of Israel, and I'd even go as far to suggest it USED to be the same for the Palestinians, back in the days of the PLO. These guys were always Muslim, but in general their goal wasn't an Islamic theocracy. Arafat wasn't a religious leader, the Jewish organizations were all secular, and the IRA wasn't led by Cardinals. Today terrorism has a difference face, caused by purely Islamic motives. So your comparison isn't really valid. Hizballah, Hamas, Al Qaeda are led by clerics - their supreme leaders aren't soldiers, they are men of faith. This is unprecedented. They are Muslims well above and beyond any other definition. Islam, as opposed to modern Christianity or Judaism, is not just a religion, it's also a political movement and a form of government all rolled into one. There are no Muslim democracies; Lebanon is controlled by Syria, Iran and Hizbullah, Turkey only maintains secularism because of the open eye of the army and while most Muslim countries do have some sort of elections, they are just a coverup to keep the West happy. This is why Christianity is not relevant, Judaism is not relevant, Hindu is not relevant and above all, Timothy-*****-McVeigh is not relevant.