It can't be said often enough: Islam does not have an exclusive license for religious nutjobbery. What it shares with other groups known for nutjobbery, such a

It can't be said often enough: Islam does not have an exclusive license for religious nutjobbery. What it shares with other groups known for nutjobbery, such as Fundamentalist Baptist churches or ultraorthodox Judaism is the fact that Islam does not have an established hierarchy with established public figures: anyone can hang out their shingle, call himself Imam and open up a mosque in part of a rented warehouse, just as anyone can call himself Pastor and set up their church with their band of dedicated followers. The public eye is a strong force for good.