Allow me to fill you in on some facts missing from your analysis:
(1) The Christian Bible and the Muslim Koran are two different books and they say different things.
(2) The Koran explicitly teaches that it is good to either kill nonbelievers or to enslave them, that killing people can be an effective method of getting into heaven, and that it is fine to tell lies to nonbelievers.
(3) The Christian Bible does not contain the teachings outlined in fact (2).
It's not my analysis...I was just talking about someone else's analysis...whom I have linked the transcript of here.
I don't agree with it and I too believe the Koran is filled with nasty stuff.
You are mistaken. Let me offer just one illustration from the Christian Bible. There are others but you can locate them on your own.
Deuteronomy 20: 17 But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:
I believe the reason for these suggestions from the Koran and the Bible is because the spiritual advisors knew that one could not co-exist with negative influences and remain true to God’s teachings.
Allow me to fill you in on some facts missing from your analysis:
(1) The Christian Bible and the Muslim Koran are two different books and they say different things.
(2) The Koran explicitly teaches that it is good to either kill nonbelievers or to enslave them, that killing people can be an effective method of getting into heaven, and that it is fine to tell lies to nonbelievers.
(3) The Christian Bible does not contain the teachings outlined in fact (2).
Not mentioned here, nor in other posts is the significant difference in the behavior of the founders of the religion.
Jesus preached quietly, decrying violence of any kind, saying "love your enemies" and telling his disciples to go and teach all nations. If the teachings were rejected they were told to depart, "shaking the dust from their feet". Further Jesus allowed himself to be crucified, neither defending himself nor calling on his supporters to help him. He was betrayed by the one of his followers who most wanted him to physically.
Mohammad led an army to spread his religion. His followers were encouraged to kill any who did not convert or at least submit to his rule. Once an area was conquered, those who did not convert were lower class citizens.
"Beware of false prophets ... by their fruits will you know them."