Interested in answers...

Oh yes, I would agree the basics of Christianity are supposed to be peace and forgiveness, but I have found over the years that evil men will twist anything to their own gain.

Chrisitanity is about brotherhood.  Yet, until recently and even in some circles, being black is taught to either be the Mark of Cain or they are descendants of Ham.  I have been SHOCKED to see people who are rational and professed Christians tell their children this.  (Specifically a Baptist friend of mine who told her children Evolution isn't right, being black is the Mark of Cain )

Political leaders have been using Christianity for 1700 years for political gain.  They have made rulings and twisted doctrines to give them the maximum power.  Everything from tracing lineages to David to justify claims to the Throne of (Fill in the Blank) Nation to declaring heretics and casting them out of their countries.

If Christianity were not such a powerful tool, then Pennsylvania would not have been settled by the Quakers, Massachusetts by the Puritans and the Mormons wouldn't have been driven from Illinois under threats of death.

I always fear a leader who wears their faith so openly.  In Russia, they say true christians wear their cross under their clothes.  Its a sign of humility.  For years, I wore my Crucifix under my shirt for that reason. 

So, when these things happen in Islamic countries, I think of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire.  Its no different.  I look at the Church of England, the Catholic Church and the Evangelical movement. 

Atheism is even a religion of sorts.  Look at the fanatical actions of Atheist nations like the USSR. 

Islam's basis is brotherhood.  The Quran says to kill a man is to have killed all of humanity, but to save a man is to have saved all of humanity.  If we lived in a perfect world where there were no evil, then there would be no violence.

Hinduism is pacifist.  Study Rajaraja Chola I.  He built many temples because his hands were bloodied by war and its a major sin in Hinduism to kill. 

Islam cannot be blamed for those who pervert it and take passages out of context.  Nor can any other faith.

"There is no limit on questions one may ask or repeatedly ask to clarify a point about Islamic faith as long as the purpose is to seek knowledge about Islam. This is the place where only those who believe in Islamic faith and have proper knowledge on the subject should take part to answer, and those who can not positively contribute here should not take part."

http://www.islamicity.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7684& ;PN=1

Anatolian wrote: Concerning the supposed tampering of the Bible, it is complete rubbish. I will begin from the the Bible itself. Revelation 22:18-19 Deuteronomy 4:2 If interested I can type both of those verses or you can look them up yourself. Both enforce the Jews and Christians not to tamper with the words of God.

Ummm, you realize that prior to 325 that Deuteronomy and Revelations were their own books right?  They were not part of a collection?  That the ban is on adding specifically to those books...ie Revelations and Deuteronomy...

The "Bible" didn't come into being until 325AD... its a collection of books, with many, many others left out.  It was a Council of men who decided what was most accurate and true and in what order to put the books into...

The Book of Revelations is placed in one of two time periods... 68-69AD and more conservatively 95-96 AD... 

According to http://www.earlychristianwritings.com which is an excellent source for both canon and non canon texts, 2 Peter was written between 100 and 160 AD. 

Does that mean that all the books after Revelations should be thrown out???  Surely not.

I absolutely love it when people try to use Revelations 22: 18-19 wrongly.  So many Christians don't understand the origins of our own book.  They see it 1700 years ex-post facto as two books, the Old Testament and the New...its not...its 66 Books divided into two categories.

Please, if you are going to come to a site and ask a bunch of question...please get your facts in order.  (I noticed some aggregious errors in your other posts like Fatima in the place of Khadija and such).

If you are going to debate...have your facts checked in advance.

Now, as a Christian, I do not believe in the infallibility of any book.  If I did, I'd probably be Muslim.  As a history buff, I realize that the Holy Scriptures have been messed with for political gain since Rome converted to Christianity. 

Don't you think that the Council put Revelations exactly where its at to keep the "heretics" in check?  To cement their "absolute" authority over what books where and were not canon?

And if that's the case, everything passed Dueteronomy is out...

2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.