I don't think you need to create a sarcastic interpretation of someone else's words,
then put them inside quotation marks, Toad. It degrades the value of your opinion and the merits of the discussion.
Where does all this sarcasm and cynicism come from? Do people actually talk like this to each other every day? I stopped watching US TV a few years ago, is that where it comes from?
Buddhism is a philosophy and not a religion, since there is no holy book written by men who claim to have spoken to, or understand God's purpose or thinking. No miracles, no supernatural, no evangelism, no recruiting, no cult-like idol worship, no interpretations, no scary threats by God, no theme parks, etc.
Seagoon actually has brought up a point (by accident) that provides a basis for understanding the widening canyon between Islamic and western cultures. Christianity is segmented and divided into more factions, with concrete differences in belief and purpose. Catholics and a hundred flavors of Protestant Christianity, some divided by flags of nations. There are Christian churches in America who think that there is an "American Christianity," of all things.
Islam has Mecca and more uniformity (even with the differences in Iraq) and Muslims simply take their religion more seriously (and daily) than Christians, overall.
I do have a question for you, Seagoon. It's a loaded question, I'll admit. It's loaded because, quite frankly, evangalism and evangalists make me cringe. I'm sure it's not the first time you've heard that, so it's not a shock.

When were you naturalized as an American citizen? I'll tell you why I ask it after you answer, because I may be making a wrong assumption without the answer, and I don't want to do that.