Islam
Ray, you sound like a well meaning person attempting to be balanced in your views, but you are a perfect example of how the media has brainwashed ordinary westerners into this ambivalence toward Islam. Its done under the guise of being 'even handed' and 'reasonable'. Another word for it is Politically Correct.
Let me explain it to you.
To draw direct parrallels between the relationship of Catholics and the IRA, and muslims and Islamic terror, is faulty in the extreme, naiive, and grossly insulting and unfair to Irish Catholics.
The glaring difference between Islamic terror and Islam, and the IRA and Catholicism, is that - the Catholic church does not teach that violence can or should be used by its followers!
Nor did the founder of the Christian church ever say violence was right when defending 'the faith'. In fact he said the direct opposite. Turn the other cheek.
The 'prophet' muhammed however not only taught his followers to use violence to advance Islam - he was a living example to them of how to do so. And don't accuse me of lying about him, its all in the history books which many here seem too blind to read.
You suggest I say all muslims are terrorists. I did not say that. Show me where I said that?
Nor did I say all muslims are paedophiles! Show me where I said that?
However, Violence and Paedophilia are practices that the Koran not only permits but sometimes recommends.