Christians Are Not Violent Extremists

   I  would like to express my thoughts to the people who say Christians are prone to violence and are to be considered as an “extremist hate group”. 
   Yesterday, ISIS claimed responsibility for another terrorist attack in New York. Yet, we are told that Islam is a “peaceful religion”. This is a religion that believes in killing “infidels”–people who do not ascribe to their religion. Gays are thrown from buildings simply because they are gay. Women have no rights and female genital mutilation is a common practice. Yet, they are called peaceful and Christians are portrayed as a hate group simply because we believe in the traditional marriage of a man and woman. I have heard that Christians and Muslims worship the same god–we just call him by different names. That is not true. If you read any of their holy book, the Koran, you can see the differences in the teachings of Allah and God.    In the Old Testament God did demand blood sacrifices but these were usually lambs  (representing Jesus as the lamb of God). Nowhere does He command His followers to sacrifice a human. When JESUS came to earth as a baby, He took on the role of blood sacrifice, so there was no more need for sacrifices to be made to God. Jesus became the sacrifice for us all. In His earthly ministry, Jesus taught us to love each other and did not condone or demand the killing of innocent people. He gave the great commission--go and tell others of the gospel. He did not preach committing violence against those that did not believe. He told the disciples that if a town would not welcome them, they should shake the dust off their feet and travel on to the next town. His gift of salvation is a free gift but He does not force His will on anybody. He gave us a will to decide for ourselves if we want to accept this gift or not. You will never read in the Bible anywhere where we are commanded to kill anyone that does not believe our message of salvation.
I also believe this great nation I call home was founded on Judeo-Christian values and we are still a Christian country. I believe in Freedom of Religion but I believe that when someone moves to this great country, they should conform to that country's laws and not try to make over this country by trying to overtake it or hijack it with the laws from their native country. If they cannot do that the road is open to take them back where they could feel more comfortable with the laws. I refuse to change my religion for their sake. If they do not want to participate in my religion, they are welcome to practice their own. BUT do not try to force me to practice a religion other than my own.
Good night friends and GOD BLESS AMERICA but more importantly America thank God.
As always you are free to disagree but I am still free to express my opinion. May God bless you all. Just saying.