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87 Quran. They appeared shocked at what they thought was the Holy Quran, but when it was revealed that such teachings were actually Biblical in origin, Christians and others just laughed away the ignorance of their own Scripture. Now, such Christians are unaware of their own scripture and are peaceful at the same time. Does that mean that Christianity is violent in its roots? Of course not! Comparatively, a gun-maker in Florida designed an assault rifle with a cross and the Biblical verse, “Blessed be the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle”, etched on each side. 2 This is an example of a radical Christian who is using scripture to justify his violence. In this case again, it would be wrong for us to conclude that Christianity is a violent religion based on the action of a radical who is quoting from the Bible. It is him, not the vast majority of peaceful Christians, who is unaware of Christian theology. The same is the case of “Muslim” extremists and fundamentalists who are simply unaware of or unwilling to follow the numerous peaceful teachings of the Holy Quran. In most cases, if they even so much as read the Holy Quran thoughtfully and carefully, they will see nothing but