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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a good question. There is violence in the Old Testament but [i]not sure the New Testament says to kill, behead, maim anyone in God's name.  [/i][i][b]

Here are some interesting links 
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5930764

http://www.theresligionofpeace.com/Quran/023-violence.htm

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I don't think it does either, but despite that, we had the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, slavery, etc.[/quote]

True but the New Testament books never say to kill someone. There is a lot of "turn the other cheek" but no order to fight or kill unbelievers.  Whereas the Quran says things like: 
Quran (4:89) - "They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks."[/quote]

You forgot the next few lines:

"Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (Of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people."

The entire surah gives Muslims the right to kill those who attack THEM.  It's not about unbelievers just because they are unbelievers.  It's about unbelievers who are slaughtering Muslims left and right.  [/quote]

I guess the Muslims who kill unbelievers unless they submit to Allah forgot the next few lines too.

I don't see any Jews stoning people for breaking laws (or cutting hands off, or heads, for that matter).  [/quote]

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