Most of the great scriptures of the "world faiths" have a vision of shalom, peace, and reconciliation. So far so good; the vision inspires many in each faith community. That is the up side. The down side is that all the scriptures also have texts which distance the believers from others and almost all of them get linked with power, as in the state, and turn exclusive. So individual rights, such as freedom of speech, are not high on the agendas and usually are not envisioned or granted at all. We call this Christian power relation "Christendom."

Christians fought for their own freedom of speech and belief; so far good, for three centuries. In the fourth century they got linked with power, and until the 18th century some version or other of Christianity helped 'run the show" at the expense of others.

In the 18th century, a fortunate coincidence of Enlightenment thought, which advocates freedom of speech, and dissenting Christianity, which was seeking freedom and company, linked; its fruit we see in our nation in the First Amendment.

So, while i believe Judaism and Christianity have great liberating texts, it took thousands of years before these texts got reread and employed to enlarge the zones of free speech. There are still limits in some places where Christians dominate, but most Christians live with and help sustain freedom of speech.

I can't speak for and about all the other faiths--Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, etc., but I know that in general when they link with power they seek exclusive rights to airwaves and platforms. As for Islam: like Judaism and Christianity, its texts are ambiguous, on one page speaking up for the dignity and rights of all, including other People of the Book, and on many more pages, serving to squelch other voices.

Religions develop, and Judaism and Christianity, while drawing on ancient texts, keep evolving. In this sense, we could speak of arrested development in Islam. One wishes for it a multi-national experience of Enlightenment-style pushes for freedom. We don't hold our breath, but we can uphold those who want to see rights realized, against not all, but many odds in "Islamdom."