How polite apologetics helped blind "the West" to the religious system moving against it. The most destructive phrase in the modern discussion of Islam may be this: “Islam is a religion of peace.”It sounds tolerant. It sounds civilized. It sounds like something decent people say to keep ordinary Muslims from being treated unfairly. Fine. If the subject is personal conduct, individual Muslims can be judged as individuals.But this is not the discussion Europe needs to have."The West" is not facin