Islamic Resistance in Palestine- Hamas, the Gaza War and the Future of Political Islam by Da'na

So this article focuses on the attempt to reinvent Islam and Islamic government to me more liberal so that it can be more easily understood by outsiders on the basis of outside interventions in wars and conflicts in the middle East. What I found interesting in this article is that a movement towards liberality seems to be the necessary means to resolve religious and cultural conflict. I have also come to realize how much further along Islam is in its journey towards resolving religious issues. Islam was founded nearly 600 years after Christianity. In it's 1400 years of existence Islamic theorists have come to the conclusion that a move towards more liberal practices would be most beneficial to the Middle-East. In Christianity's 1400 years of existence, Christian's were fighting the 100 Years War, burning people at the stake, disputing between 3 different Popes, as well as (and most importantly) planting the seeds of Protestant reformations. So, in reference to congruence between Islam and Christianity, will the push for a more secular Islam lead to a split in the Nation of Islam?