Comrade Tovya said:
Yes they did, and still do. Where did you get that idea from? Both the Tanach and the Quran are filled with stories of God commanding his followers to destroy nations and make war... Heck, even J.C. told his disciples to buy swords. The only thing that is forbade is killing without cause (murder). Killing to protect one's self or making war against your enemies (or the enemies of God) are condoned and really, is encouraged, in all 3 religion's holy books. |
Jesus told his disciples to buy swords for self defense...Not to go to war, and butcher people. And when Peter hacked off Malchus' ear in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus told Peter he was clearly in the wrong for such an action 'Those who live by the sword, die by the sword.' - And then promply healed the Roman's ear. Furthermore, the NT contains no other record of Chrisitan-initated violence.
Otherwise, you are right. Old Testament scripture contains historical logs of millions of death - some condoned by God. The Qu'ran is also the same way, as Mohammed himself (and any muslims correct me if I'm wrong) participated in military campaigns.
Now, for the OP - It's unfortunate that this is all going on, but when you have a terrorist faction fighting a Democracy, horrible things can happen - especially when said Democracy has one of the best air forces in the world.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
