| If you say that Christianity is a peaceful religion | | | | containing quotes from the Bible or whatever text is |
| according to scripture then it can be said that Islam, | | | | appropriate, trying to influence the reader. |
| according to scripture is peaceful. In reality, both the | | | | Fundamentalists are guilty of using religious texts and |
| Koran and the Bible present a dichotomy, promoting | | | | incorrectly interpreting them to arrive at the, "I am |
| peace and violence. They both contain quotes that | | | | right, therefore you are wrong" mentality. This |
| are peaceful and some not so peaceful quotes. | | | | mentality can be dangerous; it can led to extremism. |
| In Luke 19:27, Jesus himself says, | | | | Extremists do not represent God but their own |
| "But those enemies of mine who did not want me to | | | | agenda. There have been countless cases of religious |
| be king over them - bring them here and kill them in | | | | extremists justifying killing others by following quotes |
| front of me." | | | | of scripture or I should say, their misguided |
| Now the popular phrase...what would Jesus | | | | interpretations of quotes of scripture. |
| do?...doesn't sound to good, does it? | | | | Islam and Christianity have dark pasts (and in some |
| The Koran also has many quotes like 2:190, | | | | cases, dark presents) because man got involved in |
| "The believer is called upon to fight in the way of | | | | interpreting the scriptures. Islam is no crueler than |
| God with those that fight with you...but aggress not. | | | | Christianity. |
| God loves not the aggressors." | | | | The "Golden Rule" is the key, not the Koran, the |
| The point of using quotes is to show that using | | | | Bible, or any other organized religion's text. Some |
| quotes is pointless. They can be twisted around and | | | | form of Christianity's Golden Rule is present in almost |
| interpreted in a multitude of ways. Organized religion | | | | every religion. All religions preach peace but do the |
| and now, politics,are both guilty of using propaganda, | | | | followers practice peaceful beliefs? |