Hey Bond, I'll post my reply to your answer as soon as I find the time and energy to bother to respond to it
(I will some day, just hold your breath).
As for what MickeyDaniel's said, where did you hear that from?
Muslims have to respect other people, no matter what religion they follow. We can only offer guidance, and the rest is up to the them. As for what TheGame said, well, that isn't entirely true.
In war, those defeated had 3 options. Join Islam, practice your religion, though having to pay tax, or leave the city. Killing didn't ever come into it unless it was a soldier in the midst of war (no women, kids or elderly people). But ofcourse, things are different nowadays, and in places such as Britain and America, people are allowed to freely practice their religion without oppression (well, most of the time, you do get alot of jerks).
Believe it or not, Jihad wasn't just announced on the spur of the moment, it was announced to free the oppressed people, who werent allowed to practice their own religions, or whenever the muslims were attaked themselves, and even in places where burials of baby girls were freely practiced.
Game, Muslims believe if you die in war for the cause of Islam (which isn't restricted to forcefully converting people to Islam), you will be granted entry into Jannah (paradise/heaven).
And anyone that is granted entry into heaven (whether it's through Jihad, etc) will gain the reward of many things, inlcuding Virgins.
We don't believe only Muslims will go to heaven, infact, only one sect out of 70 odd muslims will be granted entry into heaven, those who basically followed the Quran and Sunnah. Same applies for Jews and Christians before the Quran came about (one sect out of 70 something for both).
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Which explains why my islamic uncle was acctually not disgusted with Osama's actions... it was like he was trying to see the positive in it.
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I'm sorry, but any true Muslim would be totally against Osama's actions on 9/11. Islam does not condone the killing of innocents. Though understanding his reasoning isn't hard for some, you wont find any true muslims who would agree with the way he dealt with the situation.
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If the above is true, thier belief can't co-exist with Christianity one is right, and one is wrong.
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I don't know if you knew, but God considers those who followed Christianity before Islam came about (because the Bible, and the religion itself had been changed) Muslims, because the religion itself was really meant to be what Islam is today. Same goes with Judaism and Christianity. Jews (as they are known now) were really following the true religion, and were considered Muslims until Christianity came about (due to the changing of the Torah, etc).
So if in co-exist, you mean are different from eachother, I'd agree with you to some extent. Islam afterall, we believe, has existed ever since the first prophets came to be. There has only been one true religion, and new prophets and messengers have had to be appointed to reinforce the message of God (due to tampering with the books), to direct us to the right path. The miracle of today is the Quran, which hasn't been changed even once, not a single vowel/letter/word in a period of around 1400 years. That is why no prophet has had to be assigned by God since the last prophet.
Sorry I had to go off on a tangent, but I felt it was neccessary.