Bowser...(ugh...argh..ouch) .has got a good point
The Muslim religion does not have a monopoly on odd beliefs by any stretch of the imagination. The concept of Holy Communion, as just one example, might strike an objective observer as a bit creepy to say the least. In fact, almost all religions have such baggage.
It would be great, though, if the militant undercurrent of the current Muslim religion got worked out of it somehow. Christianity used to be a lot more aggressive than it is now, and somehow they got over it.