"... at a religious workshop of Muslims and Christians earlier this year, the Rev. Hans Ucko, a representative from the nearly 350-member World Council of Churches, said no real understanding is possible until the faiths look beyond their own texts.
"The Quran, Bible and other sacred books should come with a warning label," he said. "It should say, `These books may contain passages that can be interpreted for violence and intolerance.'" quote from seattlepi.com
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1103AP_Christianitys_Sword.html
Rev. Hans Ucko ought to take a second look at the Christian Bible specially under a section popularly known as "The Ten Commandments" for the moral framework of the Bible. Having said that, I concur with Rev. Ucko that there is much violence narrated in the Bible. The test of reason on this issue however is: Is the violence narrated in Bible condemned, commanded, prohibited, tolerated or abhorred? How do the narratives relate to the Ten Commandments? Is there a case when murder is not murder?
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