Until the advent of materialism and 19th c. dogma, Western Civilisation was superior to anything Islam had developed. Islam has not aided in the development of the modern world; in fact civilisation has only been created in spite of Islam. Proof of this resides in the 'modern' world and the unending political-economic and spiritual poverty of Muslim states and regions. Squatting on richer civilisations is not 'progress'. Islam is pagan, totalitarian, and irrational.
The Western media will cry and wail over piles of dead Shia, murdered by Muhammadan Fascists. And in the case of innocents and children so they should. Nary a tear however, is emitted over the multitudes of Christians who are killed, raped, tortured, beaten, and ostracized by Moslem Muhammadans by the same elitist group of tolerance and compassion.
25% or more of the Koran is a direct frontal attack against Christianity. It is hate-speech. The cult of Muhammad, premised on Hub'Al the Al-Lah [the Lord] of Mecca, is in the main a cult which opposes Judaism and Christianity. The historical reasons for his are here.
Of the 1500 verses of hate speech against Christianity we have the following:
1. Denial of the risen Christ and the Trinity [see, 1, 2, 3 for eg]
2. A belief that all Christians are criminal polytheists [see 1, 2, 3 for eg.]
3. Christians are evil, greedy, wayward, in league with Satan [see 1, 2, 3, for eg.]
4. Anyone who follows Christianity can be killed [see 1, 2, 3, for eg.]
5. Christians can be killed in this life since they are destined for hell-fire [see Sura 39 for eg.]
The Koran's supremacism clearly states that Christians are not the equals of Moslems – hence there is no golden rule within Islam. Worse, there is no free – will [see here]. Christianity teaches free-will, reason, the emancipation of women, the acceptance of 'others', charity, goodwill and respect to all. Islam negates every single aspect of the Christian program. [see Sura 4 for eg.]
Islam is the opposite of Christianity.