Clear-eyed evangelicals.

The Rev. Franklin Graham gets it exactly right about Islam:

[In his Wall Street Journal article he] said "the persecution or elimination of non-Muslims has been a cornerstone of Islamic conquests and rule for centuries." Graham said the Quran "provides ample evidence that Islam encourages violence in order to win converts and to reach the ultimate goal of an Islamic world."

So did the Rev. Pat Robertson:

These people are crazed fanatics, and I want to say it now: I believe it’s motivated by demonic power. It is satanic and it’s time we recognize what we’re dealing with.

The goal of Islam, ladies and gentlemen, whether you like it or not, is world domination.

The Rev. Robertson has taken some flak for things he's said. However, he called it right about Islam and we remember him talking about the threat of the Soviet Union years ago when it was unfashionable to do so.

We say both these gentlemen make a lot more sense than the types who sneer at the Christian rubes and fall over themselves to serve donuts and coffee at meetings of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Christian evangelist Franklin Graham reaffirms criticism of Islam." Associated Press, 2/15/06.