There were isolated incidents wherein the inhabitants were killed but that does not compare to the history of Islam which gained power by murdering its way throughout the Middle East most of which was Christian and Jewish when Mo arrived on the scene. What was an exception was SOP for the Murderous Minions of Mad Mo.
If you want to review history keep at it and let me know what a religion based upon the idea that "Heaven is entered under and arch of Swords" is going to be like. Or that argues that you can Kill your way there as the Koran repeatedly tells us. Or which perverts the concept of martyr (one who is killed for his religion) into murderer (one who kills for his religion).
I encourage all to read the Koran if you have not it clearly illumines the inherent violence of Islam which is more a totalitarian political ideology than a religion in any case.
Now THAT's funny! The Israelites never gained power through war. Oh Noooooo. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Just a bunch of happy happy joy joy types weren't they? I mean, Saul has killed his thousands, David his ten thousands. Yep, sounds like a right friendly group to me! And the cutting off of the penis's of thousands of troops killed in battle as proof of their deaths. Bushels of peckers for God. LOL! Sure sounds a lot like Allah and his goofballs to me.
But hey - these guys had a head start, and the world wasn't as populated before Christ as it was after Christ. And those good old Islamics sure caught on fast didn't they. Kill your enemies for God. He likes it, he really likes it! (If you don't believe it, just read the Old Testament!)
"If you want to review history keep at it and let me know what a religion based upon the idea that "Heaven is entered under and arch of Swords" is going to be like."
Hell if I know. I would have to ask the ancient Israelite Kings about that. Evidently THEY believed it! And so should you! You're the one defending them! Personally, I don't know what such a heaven would be like, and I don't want to know.
"I encourage all to read the Koran if you have not it clearly illumines the inherent violence of Islam which is more a totalitarian political ideology than a religion in any case."
President Bush calls it a Religion of Peace. He didn't call it a political ideology of peace. At least he knows it's a religion, unlike some posters here.