Islam's God and the Judeo-Christian God

Islamic apologists often claim that their God is the same as Judaism and Christianity and that the latter two have simply gotten it wrong. By doing so, Islam places itself within the Abrahamic tradition and fancies itself as the last true revelation because the other two screwed it up. However, the God of the Islamic faith has a vastly different relationship with his subjects that the J-C traditions. This essay succinctly and poignantly explains the difference.
The difference is that Islam considers Man as near slaves to God's will, where J-C considers humans to be God's children (I know the Old Testement God is pretty darn harsh at times, but it is harsh as a father, not a Simon Lecree). A faith with such a low opinion of mankind's position in creation will struggle with the concept of the inherent worth and beauty of each human being. Where Western civilization values individuals, Islam values a society that falls in line with the teachings of Muhammad. In essence, their is very little difference between the difference between Classical Liberalism vs. Marxism. One stresses the individual, the other the creation of a society where the individual is grist for the mill. If Islam is to reform, it must come to recognize the beauty and worth of every individual upon this Earth. I still have faith that it will, but sometimes it seems Islamic world is walking upon the edge of a knife and one slip will lead it to the abyss. I pray it won't.