Islam (Religion)

by Carl, Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 14:42 (5877 days ago) @ dhw

I don't know if the context of the Koran quotes would change their implication, but I don't think you can make a special case for the Koran being violent. Here is a quote from the King James version of the Bible.
Joshua 6:21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
Old religious texts trend to the violent and bloody. During the sack of Jericho, a man took treasure which was supposed to go to the priests. His entire family was stoned and burned to death. This is the book that the Christians use. The point is that you can't look at the old texts. You have to look at the modern reality. There are nut fringes in Islam just as there are in Christianity, but they do not define the religion. Current history shows that Jews and Christians are just a capable of dealing out mass violence as the Muslims.