Fitna (schism)

I haven't quite decided how I feel about this. When I get the chance I'm going to go through and check the quotes from the Qur'an to see if there are alternate (less sadistic) translations. Regardless of theological interpretation, the fact that some of these views speak to an audience at all is troubling, raising the question: How does a liberal democracy confront decidedly illiberal ideologies within its borders? Hopefully I'll have that all figured out by the time Jason and I run for the presidency.