Originally Posted by MrLabGuy

I find it amusing when defenders of Islam discount the violence inherent in the more radical factions of the faith by comparing it to Christianity. Sure 1000 years ago the Biblical quotes you listed might have been taken seriously by a large number of Christians. In todays world however, there are only a handful of Christians who follow a radical middle ages form of Christianity. Unfortunately the same does not hold true for Islam. There is a fairly high percentage of Muslims around the world who ascribe and live by the ancient violent and abusive form of Islam.

Several Muslim Nations govern by the Koran and take the word of Allah as stated in the Koran. There are some startling facts which place a very high percentage of Muslims who believe and practice the more radical form of Islam.