Too much respect for religion?

Dawkins then turns to Islam in Europe, and the cartoon controversy. In his criticism of the cowering accomodations of certain segments of society, we are in complete agreement. The popularity of antireligious sentiment today, as seen in the mainstream reception of Sam Harris's work or Dawkins's, results from the rise of radical Islam.

The question is: is the problem religion generally, or radical Islam specifically? and, is the accomodation being given to radical Islam in Europe a result of respect for religion generally, or fear of radical Islam specifically?

I'd answer the latter in both cases.