I agree with you on the language thing. However, I cannot respect a person just because you respect him. E.g., I cannot respect musharraf and osama and their likes although they may have followers. The distinguishing thing should be right and wrong (same as al halaal and al haraam) but the halaal and haraam have to be decided on righteousness and not on who belongs to which religion. If certain things are fundamentally wrong, they should be opposed. The opposition to muslims is against their beliefs and fundamentals and harmful actions arising out of those, not against the people.
