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The Bible counsels believers to "turn the other cheek" and be peaceful.
The Qur'an counsels believers to "Strive hard against the unbelievers...and be firm against the. When you meet the unbelievers in the battlefield, strike off their heads.....Qur'an 47:4
I could go on, but the point is the Bible doesn't say to kill unbelievers (although some so-called Christians have done so), whereas the Qur'an does say to kill unbelievers.
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Your reading of the "New Testament" is a little selective. Try Luke 19:27 and you'l see a parable where the faithful are exhorted to kill all those who fail to submit to righteous authority. But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. (KJV)
There are numerous occasions in your bible that recount slaughters and dismemberments. |
It's not my Bible, I am a non-believer.
I think the section you quoted were the reported words of a secular leader, not Jesus or his followers. Likewise the slaughters, etc.
Christian....like Christ....he didn't teach violence.