Should we tolerate all religions---or only those that share our "God"?

I think the American people need to be educated on exactly what values ordinary Muslims hold. That's the only way we can determine if they are compatible with our American way of life or not and if we in this country should be expected to tolerate Islam as a legitimate religion.

Here in the U.S. most of us are of a Christian heritage and, as such, we tend to have a fairly modern enlightened take on God (as Jesus did). Most of us, I would say, view God (Allah--same thing) as being all about peace, forgiveness, non-violence, compassion, and making the world a nicer place. If some self-proclaimed religion teaches a value-system other than that, I'm thinking maybe they should be scratched from our "religious tolerance" list. Clearly, not every crazy group that calls itself a religion actually IS one, or has anything at all to do with God.

So, what about Islam? Where does it fit in? How many of us actually know what Muslims believe?  I wish some network or publication would take it upon itself to provide us a truly in-depth, well-researched series on what the Quran actually teaches, what the clerics are really saying in the mosques, and what has been written by Muslim intellectuals over the years regarding Sharia law and how Muslims view tolerance and the rights of individuals (including women, minorities, eccentrics, etc.). 

Educate us, if you will please, on whether we Christian Americans should trust and embrace the followers of Mohammed as our brothers and sisters....or not.