Yes there is discrimination everywhere but there is a difference in whether that discrimination is protected or not, and who goes about it. The religious fanatics have much more power and sway in Muslim countries as a whole than in Christian countries. Those are the main differences imo.

I have also lived and traveled in a great many different countries, including Muslim countries. I hope by making that particular comment you weren’t trying to imply that I have no personal experience to help form my opinions and that they are therefore baseless, as I have often seen commenters do. I can agree that ordinary people often want things like a living, a home and a good life for their kids, wherever they might live and whatever their religion, and that we should be wary of attempts to create divisions and conflict. Most people around the world want those kinds of things. Most people are good-hearted and I have had wonderful experiences with people from a great variety of places and backgrounds. But when push comes to shove, will they defend all of our basic human rights, or just the ones their religion supports? Who is more inclined to bow to authoritarianism? I guess I still have unanswered questions about those kinds of things. And thus, I proceed with caution.