But are they bringing better restaurants?

At present, Islam is often far more assertive than modern Christianity about maintaining visible religious practices and seeking accommodations for them in public life.
BillJ

By your own words, you were indoctrinated by your parents, your wife has reinforced that faith, and you've been exposed to other faiths and nothing has made you question what you were indoctrinated to believe.

What's more, you don't like Catholicism and are scared sh!tl*$$ of Islam, so you set up defenses to make sure neither intrudes on your way of life.

Sounds to me like your problem is really with Christians who aren't enough like Mommy and Daddy and Mrs. Mommy. Present-day Christians just aren't fighting hard enough. Need to be more . . . manly, muscular. Like Jesus was(n't). Uh-member him?

At present, Mistah Bill, US religious wackos -- particularly those influenced by the Southern Baptist Convention, fundamentalism, and Pentecostalism -- are often far more assertive than everyone else in America about maintaining visible religious practices and seeking accommodations for them in public life, and have gotten elected to enough lofty positions in the US to make a difference for the rest of the country and out of step with the rest of the world.

This has already happened.

How will atheist parents react if their children start coming home from school praising Islamic beliefs or bringing Islamic religious practices into their homes?

These days, in certain parts of the country, like the South, probably relieved they didn't bring home the teacher's version of Christianity.

Bill, what do you know about Islam? Did your wife take a class? Or is it the news you've seen in your life?

I am aware this will be difficult for some atheists and far-left individuals as soon as they hear any sort of defense of Christians. I will repost something I wrote earlier on this subject.
#1 | Posted by BillJohnson

Bill: My beliefs would qualify me as an atheist to you. Certainly far left. I'll defend Christianity and most other religions all day long. Just don't buy into them.

I'll especially defend religion's mystical branches; I won't abide religion's top-down cults, nor scriptural interpretations that allow only one view -- or that look down on others for not adhering to the same interpretation.

From your own posting, it seems to me that you're of the stripe that says, "I've said the sinner's prayer. I'm going to heaven. Makes me a good Christian."

Good luck with that.

"Makes me a good Christian."
No...it just makes me a Christian.
#18 | Posted by BillJohnson

You're right. I shouldn't have added the modifier. Apologies.

People sometimes self-identify as something that seems the complete opposite of who they are.

It's been said for years that far more US politicians are atheists than would ever admit it. Which as far as I know has always been zero.

Same way all of the pastors I've known would never let their real feelings be known from the pulpit. They like their jobs too much.

And please save me your pity if I've known the wrong kind of pastors. Honest theologians have 100 questions for every good answer, too.