Considering the preachings of many Imams at Friday prayers this is certainly a frightening thought.

Don't forget about all of the conversions also. The article contributes the rise in Islam to the higher birth rate, but fails to mention the vast amount of conversions from other religions to Islam.

There are many reasons for this: - Islam recognizes the People of the Book (Jews and Christians). In fact, the Children of Israel are celebrated in the Quran as being the very first Muslims... In fact, Abraham himself called his followers the Submitters - literally Muslims... - The Children of Israel have always been glorified in the Quran and have a special status and yet, are also held more accountable also for their mistakes. - Jesus Christ is the Messiah, and Quran always call him as such. The Quran always mentions The Messiah Jesus Son of Mary... He is mentioned as being the son of the virgin Mary... Also the Quran mentions the story of Jesus defending his Mother's honor when she confronted here family. Basically, Jesus spoke during his nativity, and mentioned that he is Abdullah, literally the Servant of Allah. - Finally, Islam has a self built-in mechanism to fight those Muslims who go astray, innovate, and take the religious texts outside its legitimate context... Peace to all!

a billion. That leaves four billion people. What are they mostly? Atheists?

The portion of the Koran which speaks of peace and tolerance refers to the revelations Mohammed received at Mecca - and when Mohammed was powerless. When Mohammed went to Medina and became a powerful warlord, all the peace and tolerance went out the window.

Please explain, give citations chapter and verse. Most decent people don't gossip and invent lies.

SCARY! most of them are not normal.

The article is misleading. Only the pope has an inferiority complex.

So why haven't the moderate peace loving Muslims spoken up and stood up to the Terrorists who use the Koran to preach murder and hate? Where is this self built in mechanism to fight those that go astray like you talk about? The Radicals of Islam seem to be incharge and no one who is Muslim is standing up to them! The world is getting to be a scary place because of this.

Coca-Cola is everywhere, does that make it the best soft drink?... Islam is the largest religion because - like Coca-Cola - it knew how to sell itself (if we are willing to forget that most people were not convinced to convert but forced to it during the rampages of the muslim hordes through the world in the past centuries: and when you are borne in a religion you stick to it, whatever the religion is). Do hundreds and hundreds of muslim in Black Africa and Asia know anything about Islam?

I know that Christianity is a religion and Roman Catholicism is a sect of Christianity. Or does the Pope want independence????

Could the fall of the Roman Catholic church be due in part to the increasing number of Priests being charged as pedifiles? I read that in Ancient Rome it was normal for men to have sex with young boys, seems that that hasn't stopped for some of their priests. Maybe if Roman Catholic Priests were allowed to Marry the child abuse would fall, and there would be an increase in the number of Roman catholics!

Actions speak louder than words.

... 'Do hundreds and hundreds of MILLIONS in Black Africa and Asia know anything about Islam?

You write :".. Jesus .. mentioned that he is Abdullah, meaning Servant of Allah ". The Name "Allah" was revealed for the FIRST time only in 610 AD, and came to us through the agency of Prophet Mohammed. Lord Jesus Christ lived 610 years before that revelation. AT the time of Lord Jesus Christ the Name "Allah" was NOT revealed to the world. SO, how come you are saying that Lord Jesus Christ got the name "Servant of Allah" -- at a time when the Name "Allah" was NOT yet revealed. I think you just made an innovation here. You write :"Islam .. to fight those Muslims who go astray, innovate ..". SEEING the above example, according to you, Islam should fight against you -- because you are innovating. BTW when Muslims go astray -- it is NONE of your business to fight them. WHY NOT ? Because the Muslim is NOT your servant ; the Muslim is a servant of ALLAH. NEITHER you, NOR any Imam, NOR any Mufti, NOR any Ayatollah, NOR any Mullah can come and stand in-between the Muslim and ALLAH, the Supreme Lord. BTW you started your TB with "there is nothing to worry". You ended with "Peace to all". And in between you want to fight the Muslims who go astray. SO, what is the meaning of your "Peace" ? It has NO meaning AT ALL. In fact, people SHOULD be worried about you and your ilk. WHY ? Because you are NOT trustworthy !!

Islam may be larger than Catholicism but what about the other christian sects combined? I think it is a flawed statement to say that Islam is the world's largest religion by just measuring it to catholicism which is just a denomination of Christianity