Is there anything in the Bible that is similar to the Koran about violence towards other religions?

Answer 1

Nah. There is in other books.

The manual of:
The United States Marine Corps.

The Owner's manual of a : Stealth Fighter.

The Owner's manual of a :Abrams Tank.
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Pretty detailed ways to handle religions on killing people.

Answer 2

I'm under the impression from the bible, it go's into large detail
about violence extensively, which is strictly condemned.
one part for example states if one should throw an apple
you should pick the apple up and take a bite out of it,
which is the old day equivalent of turn the other cheek.

there aren't a lot of example's which show this is effective,
given the natural instincts of human kinds phycology
which is to throw the apple back shorely.

as to the Koran am not entirely shore what it states about violence
but i was at the idea like all religions,
Hindu,Buddhist,juddism,Christianity,potestenteriun,
Shintoism,Confucianism,zen ism,Islam & even trible religions
have no other choise but to live peacefully.
but as to the similaritys between the koran & the bible,
islam & christianity

islam is at war & in extreamlly hostile confrontation with all the religions stated in this letter,
what a book states is only as subjective as that in comparasent
to whats being shown from one to the other,

as to violence towards women,societys,other religions
& even on to them sell'ves there is a large comparasent
from the bible & the koran

Answer 3

well all three beleifs have same God. Does not it say in Torah and Bible that 'I am a Jealous God.'? yes they are all the same.

lets take Torah first:
The earth trembled as God began to speak. Moses later recorded, “And God spoke all these words, saying, I am the Lord your God, which have brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME” (Ex. 20:1-3). This is the First Commandment

now take a look at Bible: (KJV for those who say follow the right Bible)
(Acts 5 : 29).
'Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, we ought to obey God rather than men.'
(James 4 : 7)
'Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.'
(Ephesians 4 : 6),
'One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.'


now take a look at Quran:
Al-Ikhlas | 4 verses | Absoluteness سورة الإخلاص
Sura #112 | Makkah

1 Say: He is Allah, the One!
2 Allah, the eternally Besought of all!
3 He begetteth not nor was begotten.
4 And there is none comparable unto Him.

Al-Baqara | 286 verses | The Cow سورة البقرة
Sura #2 | Madina
186 And when My servants question thee concerning Me, then surely I am nigh. I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he crieth unto Me. So let them hear My call and let them trust in Me, in order that they may be led aright.

Answer 4

An excellant source for this question can be found at www.religioustolerance.com

To directly answer the question, THe Old Testament features much of the conflicts of the Jewish people and their "oppressors" whom did not have God's favor.

Moving from the Old to New Testament, Jesus when asked does state that the greatest commandment is to love thy neighbor. This in turn would replace the "have no other god before me" as mentioned in the Old Testament.

It is interesting to note that as we move to the New Testament the only real "enemy" of the Christians/Jews are the Roman peoples.

Answer 5

Christians and Muslims are both commanded to respect human life. Both are good people, provided that they truly practice their faith. Both believe in God.

People quote both the Bible and the Qur'an out of context. Let's keep it fair- let's all not pretend to be an expert on something we know nothing about. Let's examine things carefully instead of looking at everything right on the surface. Sometimes war is necessary. The world isn't a perfect little utopia where everyone gets along. God forbids us all from being the agressor, whether Muslim or Christian. However, if you are under attack, you would probably want to defend yourself, your family, and the larger community (or at least i hope so). Don't judge people's reasons for participating in a war without having any knowledge.

To answer your question, yes there are passages in both books that deal with violence: don't do it. As for the passages with records of warfare, we cannot judge the meaning without further investigation.

People take what they want out of the books, and leave out anything that contradicts their own bias. That's one thing that religious fundamentalists and religion-bashers have in common. They'll quote something that says to "destroy the unbelievers," but if they continue the verse, it will say, "as they have destroyed you." It is warfare for the purpose of self-defense.

Just an interesting fact, but the Bible has the word "sword" in it over a hundred times. And the Qur'an? Not even once...but that doesn't necessarily mean that the Bible is a book of violence.

Answer 6

WOW Nick N. Scary stuff. It's what they are teaching their children isn't it. It explains a lot to me, if it's true. Nobody is teaching the benefits of tolerance and recognizing the sameness of our humanity. Such insanity!!

I listened to a young Muslim woman on NPR a while back explaining what she had been taught what jihaad was and she said that it was each individual's life struggle they had to overcome i.e. smoking, selfishness, sexuality, etc. You know the 7 deadly sins. to obtain their "salvation"

Answer to original question.... having gone to several different services from several different religions (Muslim included) and having read original texts, I don't recall violence against other religions. I don't think it's in the writing, it's in the interpretations and probably written by people who want power either that or their just crazy and people still listen to them!

Answer 7

Of course there is, just look at the Old Testament. God is slaying nonbelievers everywhere you look: Sodom and Gomorrah, the Egyptians, the Philistines, ... It never stops.

The Bible and Koran both encourage violence toward the infidels. The difference is that more Muslims take that part of the Koran seriously instead of following the modern Christian tendency to just ignore that part of the Bible and pretend it isn't there.

Answer 8

No.
Nothing.

Jesus never said "kill them in my name". Or anything like that. Jesus said love each other as you love yourself. The opposite of hating people.
I can't explain how humans treat each other. Free will lets people get away with a lot.

Answer 9

Not since Israel was commanded to take the land of the people God had condemned for their idolatry. That was 4 or 5 thousand years ago. We are commanded to protect ourselves from invaders. Does that count?

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Answer 10

Jesus said to love your enemies. However during Old Testament times, the Jews had many enemies and God sanctioned wars against the enemies of his chosen people.