Then there are those bloody historical periods that had nothing to do with any specific religion. Let's look at a comparison:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_toll

(all numbers are debated that is why I like the chart's low-high estimates)


>Correct. Christian history is more bloody than Muslim history. Anyone care to dispute that, I can give numbers.
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>Hi, John,
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>As always, I appreciate and respect your comments and feedback.
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>On the issue of "more bloody", I think that's up for debate.
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>Surely, when looking at the Byzantines, the Crusades, etc., there's been great bloodshed from the Christian side. There's also bloody history on the other side as well. Since history is often written by the "winners", I think it's rather difficult to say with certainty. (I'm not making apologies for Christian history, since I'm not a Christian).
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>But much of it is irrelevant to the current discussion. Metin's comments reflect great nursing of grievances that happened over 800 years ago.