kevin9
NES Member
Virtually all in the Old Testament, and much of it is historical versus directive. Off the top of my head I only recall 1 instance in the New Testament where violence was perpetrated by a believer (Peter) against a non-believer, and in that case Jesus rebuked Peter and healed the injured party. Given that the New Testament places the old into a different context I feel safe in saying the core tenets of Christianity in no way compare to the repressive and jihadist tenets that Islam seems to still include.The Bible has a TON of really f*cked up violent shit in it.
I have read in multiple places that Islam follows a similar "rule", called abrogation, whereby later verses in the Qur'an take precedence over earlier writings when there is apparent conflict. There seems to be some debate in Islam over the term "abrogation", but the basic principle that later verses in some way take precedence over earlier verses seems to be widely accepted.
Where it gets interesting is that I have read in a few places that in areas where there are apparent contradictions, or further explanations, in the Qur'an that the later verses tend to be more violent, more militant, and less tolerant. Some examples are given that seem very convincing, but not having read the Qur'an in total myself (nor am I likely to), I cannot state with certainty that this trend is true; although, the jihadist, terrorist and anti-infidel actions by a notable set of self-identified devout Muslims tends to lend credence to the theory.
To the OP, I'm not against Muslims being allowed to immigrate to the US, as long as they commit to the basic Constitutional principles the country was founded on (ex. freedom of religion, no taxation w/o representation, freedom of speech), and are willing to work and contribute positively to society. If they want to come here to sponge off our largesse, and convert the US to a Muslim theocracy, then by all mean keep them out.