M888 is right as it pertains to all sects of the Islamic religion. They all see conversion as a necessary requirement. Hoosier is right in that not all sects are as radical in theirs views as to what is allowed (right and wrong) to bring this conversion of the infidel. The Arab Sunni Hambali muslim are the more radical sub-sect of thinking about this concept in the Islamic faith. Not all sub-sects of the Sunni nor the Shia sides of Islam are ultra radical in this thinking. There are a small minority of sub-sects of Muslims in the world still enveloping societal laws and norms into their versions of Shira law. Unfortunately, Hambali has spread like a plague over the last 100 years, and has exploded with the support of the Saud family support and financing of madrasas all over the world.

IMO, all non-Islamic being subservient to the Islamic in a Muslim country has been consistant across the board in the countries I've been in. BUT, lets be real clear about what the Islamic beliefs of what constitutes an infidel are before it thrown around in this thread like a dead cat. An infidel is a person who doesn't believe in 'God'. All of the sons-of-Abraham believe in the one true god, and are NOT labeled as infidels according to the Koran. Pegans are infidels, and any other use of the work in reference to Islamic beliefs is incorrect. Infidels have the opportunity to convert or die according to the Koran. Jews and Christians have to pay to live in a Muslim country and remain subservient to the Muslims while there (also according to the Koran).

The Col is correct in many ways. The Koran (and other books of guidance in the Islamic faith) relate the WORLD converted to Islam. Muslims, due mostly to lack of external opinions contradicting anything from the religion in their societies, believe these texts as gospel truth. Even when they say they don't, it's so engrained into their culture, they simply cannot believe any other possible truth. This is where the extremism comes from in the Islamic faith. No other points of view are allowed, contradictions to the faith are crushed and immediately amputated from their society, and diversity is seen as a contradiction.

Eventually, Islam will change or perish. History consistantly shows cultures that fail to diversify and revere isolation die. We just need to financially and physically isolate them from relevency IMO, and they will die off in their own due time.