"It would be much more entertaining to see you try to defend the myriad lynchings, mass murders, rapes, destruction of property, theft, et al. committed in the name of Jesus and/or the Christian God by a few deluded followers. Ask the Incas, Mayans, and the families of those lynched in the American South what they think about the phrase "They will know we are Christian by our love."
I can't speak for Don, but if Christians were doing it TODAY, I would be the first to take up arms.
That said, because you agree that that past behavior was wrong, would YOU have taken up arms against it when it was happening?
If not, you are a coward. If you would have,
Then why do you make excuses for another religion that commands rapings of teenagers as punishment for their brother's acts?
Actually we don't know yet if it's the religion or some tribal law. If this happened in a Christian country, there would be some kind of punishment for the tribal leaders, we'll see what happens to them since it's a Muslim country instead.
That's a parlor game for a science-fiction convention, not FR. While I can honestly say that I would never have owned slaves nor stood by while anyone was being raped, I cannot answer for a hypothetical question such as yours with the precision you apparently require. None of my family ever owned slaves; one was a Texas Ranger who was shot 4 times in the line of duty stopping various criminals from doing whatever it is they were doing.
... why do you make excuses for another religion that commands rapings of teenagers as punishment for their brother's acts?
Why are you attacking all the adherents of a particular religion for the actions of a few? That sort of thinking is not only racist and repugnant, it leads to wonderful events such as Kristallnacht and the subjugation of half the civilized world by jack-booted morons.
I'm still waiting for anyone to post an excerpt from any part of the Koran that expressly counsels that rape is an acceptable punishment. And, when someone does, I've got quite a few snippets from the good ol' Holy Bible that would seem to condone a number of, ahem, "unusual" human activities (incest, murder of a child, murder of family members, bestiality, et al). Tick tock.