religious text and violence

Submitted by Richard Bilson (United States), Dec 2, 2007 at 17:44

Actually, the Quran is very peaceful compared to the old testament. The OT is full of war and bloodshed. Not to say that the Quran, or the New Testament for that matter, isn't. Yet, comparatively the Quran seems to promote more peace in my opinion.

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