Violence in the Bible and Qur'an

The article I found talks about the instances of violence in both the Bible and the Qur'an. The article mostly discusses the differences and similarities of the context in which violence is instigated and what that means for interpreters of each holy book. The article argues that, like the Bible, the Qur'an is full of contradictions and double talk; in one passage it might condemn religious persecution but in another it mite incite a killing of the unbelievers. The choice of passage usually just represents the personality of the person quoting it rather than reflecting on the religion as a whole. The author's main point though is to state that Christianity is a much more peaceful religion that Islam; which I fully disagree with. Many foul things have been done in the name of God by people from all religions. The reason why many people in the US believe Islam is the source of violence against the western world is because they cannot believe that, without some "satanic book," people could come to the conclusion that western culture was bad and needed to be destroyed.

http://www.answering-islam.org/Terrorism/violence.html