>>Then you throw in the a rabid hatred of the state of Israel (or even Jews in general). How can the message be paradise with 70 perpetual virgins (I'm confused about what female bombers get), straight out of an infallible text, and not accept that it's an endemic problem of Islam.<< The promise is 72 dark-eyed perpetual virgin females (or 72 raisins with perputual virginity, depending on the translation) and 28 "fresh" young boys. Given that child molestation is one of those widespread traditional cultural nuances in the Arabic world that we're supposed to celebrate as an example of our diverse, multi-cultural global village, I'd say both the 72 girls and 28 boys are useful to both male and female "martyrs." You're just going to have to accept that Islam is the religion of peace. Or they'll kill you.