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WolfpackN64 said:
Aura7541 said:

Does the Eightfold Path tell you to kill apostates?

No, just as you should not kill people from other Abrahamic religions in Islam. Yet, how would you explain the increase in Bhuddist inspired violence in South-East Asia? It's not Bhuddism itself being violent. It's the religion being used. Not to mention many Japanese Bhuddist sects supported the war effort in WWII.

I'm strictly talking about the religions, themselves, not the followers.

And Quran (2:191-193) contradicts your claim that Islam does not allow killing people from other Abrahamic religions.

hershel_layton said:

WHat I think WolfpackN64 is saying is that every religion can be used with the intention of good or bad. Think of it as a gun. If used properly, the beauties of what it can establish is amazing( Ottoman empire, golden age). However, if used improperly, the damages are devastating( Saudi Arabia, ISIS, etc etc)

I was talking strictly on religions, not followers of religions. Huge distinction between the two topics.