Posted on 06/11/2005 1:02:49 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The Quran was written and redacted prior to the Crusades.
The Quran does, as you correctly point out, affirm violence against non-Muslims.
The Quran does not simply sanction defensive violence - but punitive violence and violence meant to coerce and convert.
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