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How much is enough?

I mean, please don't take this as picking a fight with you, but either one has read it, or they haven't. The same goes for the Bible. I could easily pick and chose areas of the Bible, ommitting some, and only extracting parts, and could come away with a substancially different viewpoint regarding Christianity than what would be considered Christianity by someone who has taken the time, effort, and energy to actually read, study, and understand what the Bible is actually saying.

I mean, would you consider someone who undertook a cursory "glance" at the Bible, a viable source for info or a credible critic of it?

see my about page for relevant references.

violence towards and deception of "the infidel" are common threads of their doctrinal roots.

I have seen AMPLE confirmation in my brief span of years that those core tenets are faithfully expressed in the actions of the adherents of that faith.

THAT is enough for me.

Lord_Baltar wrote: How much is enough? I mean, please don't take this as picking a fight with you, but either one has read it, or they haven't. The same goes for the Bible. I could easily pick and chose areas of the Bible, ommitting some, and only extracting parts, and could come away with a substancially different viewpoint regarding Christianity than what would be considered Christianity by someone who has taken the time, effort, and energy to actually read, study, and understand what the Bible is actually saying. I mean, would you consider someone who undertook a cursory "glance" at the Bible, a viable source for info or a credible critic of it?

It is immaterial what is in the Bible or the Koran except as they are viewed as calls to action by the faithful who consider them to be the word of God.

Outside of a few — very few — cranks, there are no Christians who consider Holy Writ to be a justification for the forcible conquest of other faiths, with death being the penalty for resistance or apostasy.

There are many millions of Muslims who so believe, and are willing to put their beliefs into action.