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"In terms of its bloodthirsty and intolerant passages, the Bible raises considerably more issues than does the Qur'an. Some Bible passages justify genocide and multigenerational race war; the Qur'an has nothing comparable.
While many Qur'anic texts undoubtedly call for warfare or bloodshed, these are hedged around with more restrictions than their biblical equivalents, with more opportunities for the defeated to make peace and survive.
Furthermore, any of the defenses that can be offered for biblical violence--for instance, that these passages are unrepresentative of the overall message of the text--apply equally to the Qur-an."
For the Islamophobia industry* there are... ...claims that Islam is a uniquely violent or even a terrorist religion due to the nature of scripture found in the Koran.
The Bible, demonstrates Jenkins, contains scriptural violence that is categorically more extreme than scriptural violence found in the Koran. The Bible even offers, according to Jenkins, a much more specific scriptural justification for suicide terrorism than does the Koran.
The narrative that Islam is somehow uniquely violent and that this derives from Islamic scripture has become deeply embedded in American culture - one can encounter such arguments from popular comics such as Bill Maher, from Fox News, from Newsweek, even from trendy social media websites such as Reddit.com.
...a vocal and influential sub-group of the private counterterrorism training industry markets conspiracy theories about secret jihadi campaigns to replace the U.S. Constitution with Sharia law, and effectively impugns all of Islam -- a world religion with 1.3 billion adherents--as inherently violent and even terroristic.
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
Of course. Islam is in direct competition with Christianity. Even when people aren't threatened with violence, Islam spreads far faster than Christianity.
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
To both, all of this is nothing short of a war for the very minds and souls of humanity. This is why wars unspeakable acts of violence have been, and continue to be sanctioned. The "my God is better than your God" thing is strong. It also makes a lot of people wealthy and powerful. Islam will trash Christianity, Christians will trash Islam. Nothing either side says can be taken for face value. If you are inside of these religions,
I am still waiting for the example of hundreds of millions of Christians lining up to implement Mosaic Law and its penalties across the world in this day and age....
originally posted by: infolurker
a reply to: gladtobehere
I am still waiting for the example of hundreds of millions of Christians lining up to implement Mosaic Law and its penalties across the world in this day and age....
What?
What was that?
Crickets... yeah, thought so. Huge difference.
originally posted by: NthOther
a reply to: schuyler
Sometimes I wonder if those who attack Christianity on the grounds that the Bible is violent realize that the religion is based on the teachings of the New Testament, not the Old.
It's not convenient for their argument.
originally posted by: glend
a reply to: MystikMushroom
Shame on you and those that think the same. Jesus is loved by both Christians and Muslums, he would not turn his back on either. Neither should you. We all brothers and sisters this world. Books were written for different races that take different roads to the same destination.
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
Hell, I've even had to sit through some of them...