&gt; If we look at the founder of Christianity, there is no advocacy of using violence to achieve ends. So, the claim of that KKK and other violent groups are Christian doesn&#x27;t hold much water. This is not to say that an individual who espouses a certain belief will not be violent, just that the religion is not the source of it.<p>&gt; If we look at the founder of Islam, we see something else. We see violence and coercion used and advocated by the founder.<p>Who gives a damn? Most religions are full of contradictions, you pick the bits you like the most. &quot;Non-violent&quot; Christianity was behind major milestones of human progress such as the Crusades, the repression of the Cathars and Albigeois &quot;heresies&quot; (who do you think came up with &quot;let God sort them out&quot;?), the Spanish Inquisition...