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To: God is good
Christianity, the religion of Jesus that is, is not a religion of the sword, is not a violent religion.

I quote Jesus;

"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth:I came not to send peace, but a sword"
Matthew 10:34

Now you and I know that taken in context with the rest of Jesus' teachings, this is not a command for His followers to use the sword or to kill unbelievers in His name.

However, just as some people point to verses in the Koran to claim that Islam teaches violence, by the same token others can point to verses in the Bible to claim it teaches violence.

So again, my original point is that attempting to prove to others that Islam is evil and Christianity is good, this is a futile approach which is more likely to polarize people than to win converts.

132 posted on 11/15/2002 3:49:19 PM PST by Jorge
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To: Jorge
No question exists as to what the context of the Koran is. Violence. Once again, go back and read history and see who Mohammad was and what he did to get converts. Are you denying the violence of the Holy Prophet Mohammad?

I would rather live next to a liberal Muslim than a fundamentalist.
196 posted on 11/18/2002 9:43:36 AM PST by God is good
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