To be fair, as is the case with most religions (& cults), not all members take their holy books literally. The trouble with Islam is that, for centuries, a large minority does & the majority of the rest remain silent & do nothing. That is something that sets Islam apart from all other religions. Every group has its bad apples. What sets the civilized apart from the truly savage is how a group treats those bad apples & Islam has an appalling record of celebrating its baddest apples.