The monopoly manual and holy books.

[Lemonvariable72]

If these differences are so minor, why did Christians spend so long murdering each other over them?

[John V]

If these differences are so minor, why did Christians spend so long murdering each other over them?

If you note the differences and the people murdered over them, we can discuss.

[Drich]

Like any Game religion is practiced in accordance to how legalistic one wants to come to the rules.

[JonDarbyXIII]

How come two people can read the qur'an and one turns to be a peaceful and accepting person that thinks his favorite book promotes love and another is making bombs to fulfill gods will? I man god is supposed to be all-knowing, and this was his crucial message to humanity right? Then come a monopoly manual has more clarity?

The problem is that both the Bible and the Qur'an have select verses that can be used to justify a vast array of divergent views. Christians always maintain that the Bible is 'miraculous' in its consistency (66 books, 40 authors, 1500 years, perfect harmony) but this is far from the case, and Islam is really no better. If you want verses that promote peace, you can certainly find them; if you want verses that condone hatred, those are there too. Of course, this requires that the belivers pick and choose, disregarding a whole host of other verses that contradict the view.

Fun game: pick a couple of the peace-loving verses from the Qur'an and a couple of the war-mongering verses from the Bible. Change the word 'Allah' to 'Jehovah,' and see if Christians can tell you which are from which book.