How can Muslims and Christians resolve their misunderstandings?

Dialogue and diplomacy

And I say the Soviets bribes Muslim clerics to go after the West during the cold war. That would explain why Muslim thugs would have weapons from a godless nation that imprisoned and killed Muslims to be used to kill people that believe in the same God. Other clerics saw how these mini dictators worked and joined in the action.

The Muslims first attacked the U.S. in 1801, by capturing a navy vessel for ransom. Europe suggested the U.S. just pay the ransom. The U.S. decided to go it alone and defeat the Barbary pirates.

Muslims should actually read the real Koran. Many can't read at all and the captured Muslims in Gitmo didn't think their Korans were real because their clerics had given them fake Korans. In it, it says to leave the Jews and Christians alone because all three religions worship the same God. Killing other Muslims is also a no no.

I think that there are calls within each faith to both defend the faith and to reach out in brotherhood and friendship to others of mankind.

However, I think both faiths feel threatened and attacked. However, I think the bases of faith are very different. The first millenia or so of Christianity, there was much martyrdom, oppression and death for followers of Christ. The opposite is true for Islam, which spread rapidly by word and by sword.

The religions are different in what they find acceptable and unacceptable human behavior. But I would say the one way to resolve these problems is to open up the Middle East and eliminate censorship and totalitarianism. Then Islam can see the world as it truly is, not through the distorted prism of madrassas and radical imams.

That alone must be done first, for any reconciliation to begin.

"....some wanted another enemy and Islam was picked up mainly to acheive certain political and economic goals." And who might these people be? Also, I don't know of any peaceful Muslims but I know plenty peaceful Christians! (How many is a "milliard"?)

The west didn't pick Muslims to pick on after the USSR failed. The Muslims picked America to bash on.

We have the worlds goods and they live in caves. Now cavemen have the ability to push a button and see people die. 21st century killing technology in the hands of cavemen who can not appreciate modern civilization but rather want to destroy the west for their immorality.

Their religion is merely a cloak to excuse their jealously over the west and its prosperity. They are poor because their leaders are dictators but they blame the west and call Jews decedents of monkeys. They are religious hypocrites who protest what the pope said by fulfilling what he said, how ironic. (The pope is also a hypocrite)

They teach their young men not to allow a women to be seen but when they get to allah (a false god) they will suddenly have 72 fresh babes to pounce on... how twisted is that? Very!

Sure the west is godless also, sure we export all kinds of pop culture soft core pron, that includes Britteny spears, into their countries by satellite. Sure we teach our daughters and theirs to be whores, but they hate us because we are a more relevant force in history, the west is responsible for the advancements in science and better living, they haven't made a contribution since the alphabet.

They are jealous religious hypocrites left behind who now have the power to kill on large scales. The west is foolish not to crush them, if muslims had the bomb they would have used it long ago, and they will in due time.

Christians, contrary to Rosie O'Donnell, don't develop nukes and seek to drop them on Iran. The problem isn't between Christians and Muslims, it's between civilization and cavemen. Peace loving Muslims should stand up and take back their religion but they don't because the wackos (who are more numerous than MS NBC would have you believe) would kill them.

Muslims are not so peace loving either, what kind of religion lets you dance in the streets when 3000 Americans are killed? A false one that honors a false God, a murdering hateful satanically inspired religion does that very thing.

If you want to sort it out you have to kill more Muslims. It is the only thing they understand. Iraq was under control once. Why? Because if you stepped out of line Saddam would kill your sorry tush. They understood that and found a way to make it work. Now America comes in and won't kill them off, we throw our soldiers in jail, we even give towel headed orange jump suited thugs lawyers, give me a break.

From a political stand point we should kill them by the thousands every day until they figure out we are serious. The other solution is to just comply with the hypocrites, why not just give Iran a nuclear team of scientists so they can bring on the total destruction of civilization?

From a Christian point of view, we should return to the living Christ, hallow His name, repent, and pray for His return, pray for peace, beg God to give us political leaders who care about people, not their reelections or wallets.

But America is corrupted as is the world and there is no solution to cavemen with SAMs and RPGs when the only country able to stop them is too busy apologizing and feeling guilty for being the most successful country that ever lived. What a complete joke man has lead the world to, we are in the end times, are you ready?

I am serious when I state that, "there are no misunderstandings". I am sorry to say that your way has been/is being tried, it is failing, as it was always going to. It is always extremeists that you have to deal with, not the so called moderates. The extremists beat the drum and the sheep like moderates who follow, because they tacitly want what might be provided for them, even though they might not have chosen the ways and means of achieving it.

i know what u mean. If everyone works as a team we would have a better place to live; get rid of poverty; make better technology; cure diseases: etc. I mean if every1 work together since the beginning of time, some of us might be living on the moon right now, like u can never win a football match with out team work.

Muslims need to stop acting like a bunch of savages everytime someone speaks out against them. Also this whole - beleive in Alah or DIE way thinking does not set well with other religions. Hard to share converstation and pleastries with someone who kill you for any miss quote. I am a Christain - I have good good friends that are Jews, and Buddist. They have no fear of me pushing their faith - they only see mutual respect. Muslims have yet to earn my respect. The effort on their part not the other faiths!

Unless both sides make the responsible decision to respect and educate about each other this conflict will never end. It is preposterous to use God's name to attack and hurt.....it's a shame on both sides and I'm catholic...

The Muslims avowed belief is with the sword, they have stated they will convert the world by accession, or, the rifle. They can't be reasoned with as they believe their God is superior to all others.

As far as I know there are no misunderstandings, only tensions between nations or ethnic groups. Nothing to do with people being muslim or christian or otherwise.