Lemme get this straight ...

[Zundfolge]

We burn Korans and they'll kill blue helmets?


Hmm ... I'm gonna have to think about this one for a bit.

[2008f450]

I know where I can get a dozen Korans today.

[bobbyfairbanks]

I would join you for that but we could discriminate, we would have to burn the Bible and the Tora as well. I am telling those people are truly booger eaters.

[Byte Stryke]

Thousands of protesters mobilized after a midday sermon, then surged toward the offices of the United Nations in Mazar-e Sharif, northern Afghanistan’s largest city and normally a bastion of calm.
Some in the crowd broke into the U.N. office and attacked the staff, killing security guards and members of the U.N. mission, officials said.

but, but, but... its a religion of peace!

In all fairness, as with any religion there are the extremist nut-jobs that will kill in the name of the invisible man behind the cloud if it suits their needs or profits them in some manner.

[Hoosier]

In all fairness, as with any religion there are the extremist nut-jobs that will kill in the name of the invisible man behind the cloud if it suits their needs or profits them in some manner.

This. Islam just has far more zealots than most other religions.

H.

[spyder]

This. Islam just has far more zealots than most other religions.

H.

Hmmm, I think that the catholics might have them beat, especially through out history.

[CrufflerSteve]

Hmmm, I think that the catholics might have them beat, especially through out history.

That's probably true but not any longer. I think it was the Reformation that splintered Christianity so that eventually there were enough groups so religious freedom got redefined from "My right to kill anybody who disagrees with me" to our modern approach. If you offend Christians you might get picketed. Congresscritters might want to cut your funding. When actual violence happens it is rare and newsworthy like some guy killing an abortion doc and getting sent to jail. No more mobs cutting off heads and burning people. This is like a window into our past 800 years ago. I have no idea how to civilize savages. My mind tends to wander into politically incorrect areas like neutron bombs.

Steve

[Zundfolge]

This. Islam just has far more zealots than most other religions.

H.

One can argue that the violent zealots of other religions are either not following their own religion's teachings 100% or are otherwise misunderstanding them. Conversely the violent zealots of Islam are following the tenants of their faith more closely than those that are peaceful and moderate.

Killing non-believers for Christ is arguably wrong under Christian teaching.
Killing non-believers for Mohamed is a direct order in the Koran.

Islam IS the religion of peace ... they just define peace as "everyone else dead or converted" whereas we define peace as "the absence of conflict".

[spyder]

Killing non-believers for Mohamed is a direct order in the Koran.

Where does it state that again? Really, I don't know much about the koran. Direct quotes would be nice, no opinions.