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I think that the corrective to these actions was the scriptures themselves.

The Scriptures were also used by those Christians to support their actions. That is the point that I am attempting to make.

The Great Commission did not call for conversion by the sword. Where that was implemented, as in the Inquisition and the Conquest of the New World, Christians themselves have condemned it as contradictory to Jesus' teachings.

No, the Great Commission alone did not call for conversion by the sword. Yes, it is contradictory to Jesus' teachings. However, those actions were not condemned while they were on going. It has only been recently (past 100 years) that Christians have stated that the actions were contradictory to Jesus' teachings. Some Christians will go so far as to claim those who were involved were "not real Christians", but that is only denial of our history.

I believe that the concern with Islam is that it is the words of the Prophet himself which condon violence and conquering by the sword.

I'm going to play devils advocate here, so bear with me. I am going to take several verses out of context to offer a glimpse into the mindset of one who will do anything to please Jesus and fulfill the Great Commision. Also, what I am doing is irrelevant to the Muslim stand of wacking anyone who is not Muslim. I'm dealing strictly with Christians on this. :D

From the New Testament:

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

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost"

"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth"

"And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh."

This is what happens when people take verses out of context. I am not saying that is what the Muslims are doing, I don't know since I have not read the Quran. I have seen the verses quoted just like everyone else, bits and pieces, but I would like to see the verses in context of how they were written before I write off all of Islam as being a blood-thirsty group. JMO