Josephus,
//Most Popes never came near Jesus Christ's teaching. He was a radical purist in a corrupt religious World.//

Agree about the Popes, they were men for their times. Somewhat different from the concept of Pope we have today.

Christ, so we are lead to believe was some kind of fundamentalist Jew, a bit of a Martin Luther of his day. What we can't attribute to Christ is much of what is purported to be the "teachings of Christ", unfortunately Christ did not see it as necessary to record his teachings in a formal text. That came some time later, and although it may contain some of the wisdom of Christ, the New Testament is also likely to contain very much the beliefs, and the general Christian principles of the times, plus the thoughts and beliefs of the writer himself. I believe there is nothing wrong with doing that.
What I do find interesting is today's Christian attitude towards refugees, some are extremely compassionate, others not so. All believing they are applying the Christian principles. It would be interesting if Christ returned to see which side of the fence he would be on, I would like to think he would firmly plant himself on the compassionate side.

Islam, is probely as complex as Christianity in its teachings, interpretations and beliefs. Like Christianity, there is not one homogeneous doctrine that all must follow, it is a mishmash of conflicting beliefs and interpretations.

If I make the bland statement to Christians, "Love thy neighbor", I would get many different interpretations and applications of that basic principle. But then there are over 20 passages contained in the Bible that support violence towards others. The Quran is most likely just as complex.

a real live living god in the flesh
Paul1405,
wrong thread, go to this one.

When trees have emotions, irrationality takes root

Paul, the Koran identifies, innocent persons that under our view, who are to be murdered, taken as slaves because of their beliefs. The teachings of Christ give no encouragement to kill anyone, even one's enemy. The Old Testament only identifies the guilty to be put to death, which is not identified as Christian. That is why Christian law incarcerates criminals not put them to death.

Dear Josephus,

What a load of rot!

I won't go into all the violence and murders committed
by Christians since day dot. You can Google it for
yourself on the web. History tells a different story
to the picture you're presenting.

Suffice to say that - no religion is inherently peaceful
or violent, nor is it inherently anything other than
what its followers make it out to be.

Foxy you are as ignorant as those Roman Catholic Popes, who claimed to be Christian, but never read or lived by the words of Christ. Read and study Christ's words.

Attack the ideology of what Christ or Mohamed taught as lifestyle not what individual people who do not live by it do. It is Islam as taught and practised by Mohamed that is the problem; if you have a problem of those living devotedly by the teachings of Christ then expose such.

Josephus, there is inherent goodness in much of the teachings of Christianity, and most self respecting Buddhists, not to mention atheists as well, live by the same good principles. These good principles are not an exclusivity of Christianity, or any other religion, they extend to many, including I'm sure, to many Muslims.
It would be easy to engage in a tit-for-tat exercise pointing out unacceptable negatives contained in the text of most organized religions, and with Christianity and Islam that would be an easy undertaking.
Foxy, rightly points out its "Suffice to say that - no religion is inherently peaceful or violent, nor is it inherently anything other than what its followers make it out to be."