John's earlier comment brought to mind a Jonah Goldberg column last April that said Martin Luther was, in many respects, a forerunner of the Islamic fundamentalists of today. I won't repeat his points, because he did it so well, but it's interesting that a man who is neither Catholic nor Protestant can see why authority is inescapable when settling religious matters. He seems to be something of a Catholic sympathizer these days (Goldberg, not Luther).
I've read that some non-political Islamic groups want to re-establish the caliphate, so maybe the CIA could support them. Then again, within the first few decades of Islam, there were two competing caliphates, Muslims starting warring against each other, and it was off to the races!
http://www.nationalreview.com/goldberg/goldberg040302.asp
