The lesson of this article for me is very clear: The religious right is villified in this country and other Western democracies simply because, IT CAN BE.

Ask Salman what happens when one is critical of the Islamic faith. The strength of free speech and tolerance lives and thrives in the West, unlike the tyrannic rule of many Middle Eastern Countries that is so fragile, and where criticism and critical thinking is punished.

My take from this article.