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Originally Posted by gustavo
The Crusades killed millions of Muslims in the name of a Christian God. Just to name one example.
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Gus ... you seem to have a one sided view of history. People always cite the Crusades in the manner you do, but never mention that Islam conquered the Holy Land several centuries before then. In other words, Islam took the area by force from what was then called Christendom, and to some extent the Crusades was a counter reaction.
Also, lots of people where killed ... no doubt about that, but I'm unaware of any reliable historical source that totals the actual combat casualties in "the millions."
While all cultures have their faults, the history of Islam is largely one of conversion by military conquest whereas Christianity largely spread through the Gospel and voluntary conversions. Muhammad was a (very effective) warrior whereas Christ was a pacifist. In other words, there is indeed an obvious difference between the two religions in this regard.
The OP who started this thread asked what can be done about Islamic violence? Given that it's been going strong since 630AD or so, it's a very good question.