[Phantom Lord]

Christians are tolerant and allow diverse religions to exist.

Not true. While Christians in America and other countries fit your description, it has not been the most peaceful of religions throughout history.

[Omedalus]

Christianity in its modern form is a peaceful, tolerant religion. Even the most fanatical of Christians who believe that non-Christians will burn in Hell nonetheless accept that it's each individual's prerogative to choose Hell of their own free will. The theocracies of Christendom are 600 years behind us... Roughly where Islam is today...

[Omedalus]

Christianity in its modern form is a peaceful, tolerant religion. Even the most fanatical of Christians who believe that non-Christians will burn in Hell nonetheless accept that it's each individual's prerogative to choose Hell of their own free will. The theocracies of Christendom are 600 years behind us... Roughly where Islam is today...

[WVNan]

Peacefulness and history were not my point. I was making the point that there are no "Christian" governments or nations as there are Islamic nations.

[Aquinasfan]

While Christians in America and other countries fit your description, it has not been the most peaceful of religions throughout history.

In comparison to other religions and to modern secular states, Christendom most certainly has been peaceful. The most violent periods were defensive wars waged against... take a guess.

[cake_crumb]

"Not true. While Christians in America and other countries fit your description, it has not been the most peaceful of religions throughout history."

So? You're describing a period of evolutional history of theological hierarchicism which occurred centuries ago. What are you saying, that the theologically hierarchical evolution of Islam hasn't reached exactly the same stage in it's development that Christianity achieved 1,600 years ago, when Islam was INVENTED???...

Or are you just morally relativising?