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Aura7541 said:
WolfpackN64 said:

It's still a matter of interpretation if it's to kill other people, or the more popular interpretation: to defend the  fait. Don't forget the bible explicetly curses people who follow a different religion, so that thats not really a fair point to make.

A non sequitor followed by another red herring. There's nothing to interpret if the texts tell you to kill a certain group of people. In addition, telling followers to curse non-believers is significantly different from telling followers to kill non-believers. I'd rather live with people who curse me for not following their religion because at least they're not going to kill me. Curses don't chop my head off.

The lines do not differ al that much. And you forgot to mention that 2:192 and 2:193 call for an immediate cessation of hostilities when the opponent surrenders. This line is again, watered down due to the fact one should not attack Christians or Jews. It was only applicable in the early days when the Arabic penninsula was polytheïstic.