Jihad is it right or wrong?

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Are there things in the Koran that conflict or seem to conflict? I would say sure. I don't subscribe to it. I think all large, complex scriptures contain errors and conflicts. I just think it should be given a fair treatment.

Yeah, Muslims believe there is one true god, the God of Abraham. All else is the devil. So the Jews, Christians and Muslims follow that God to various degrees, not always in tune with the latest revelations. Which is the same thing that the Christians believe about the Jews - right God, outdated notions, but grandfathered in as long as they keep the original contract.

I disagree that the Koran is inherently biased towards violence against Jews and Christians - there are passages that call for their protection, and some that warn against the errors of these groups. Things that can be used to justify harsh policies, and things that counsel against that. And through history, we have seen reasonably good and benevolent Muslim governments, and others that are despotic and evil. When the Christians were purging Europe of Jews, they sought refuge in the Middle East and North Europe. At other times, it has been the other way around. It is not a question of a linear, irreversible progress and 'them' being behind 'us'. History is cyclical; no matter how advanced a culture or religion becomes, it can regress.

And how do you sanitise the injunction in Genesis "Suffer not a witch to live"? If that is literally the word of God, then all Jews and Christians should be out killing Wiccans and Hindu astrologers and Native Americans shamans that refuse to convert. I personally believe that such passages are in error. I don't believe it makes all Christianity or Judaism inherently violent nor does it make all Christians or Jews suspect. Because, in spite of what it says and the fact that some Jews and Christians have practiced it, most feel safe in ignoring it. Just like they ignore similar passages in Deuteronomy, and other laws that just don't make sense.

As far as the trinity being a form of polytheism ... eh? That is pretty obvious even to secular scholars of religion. It is a Greek mystical doctrine that made its way into Christianity, just like Roman Saturnalia turned into Christmass with Yule logs, and other pagan spring fertility rituals with eggs and rabbits were incorporated in as accessories to Easter. Some Christian purists get their panties in a knot about Easter bunnies and Halloween being Shaitan's entry to our childrens' souls, but most just enjoy it as a cultural garnish that need not interfere with the message of Christ. Good for most Christians, shame on the fundamentalists, out there trying to scare people into a contribution.

Virgin birth? Call me a skeptic, although Muslims accept it as a miracle that happened, and accept Jesus as a prophet who was erroneously exalted to status of God by some followers after his death. Muslims are encouraged to study and emulate the life of Christ, but they believe that the New Testament contains serious errors and cannot be read literally. And they don't worship Jesus as God, they merely revere him as a human messenger that served God.

And the distinctions between God the Father and God the Holy Ghost? No priest or pastor could ever explain that in a way I could understand. But it does make sense when seen as an invention of the Greek trinitarians, with their mystic triangles that seek to balance the universe in the same way that Pythagoras and his Hindu predecessors divided the world into 3 interlocked Doshas and a tripartite yantra.

Religions, like political parties,
have to take responsibility for
their extreme wings.

Christians should be held responsible for abortion clinic bombers? We shouldn't take intent into account when enforcing the rules, only outcomes?