We can discuss theology and we can talk about behavior. This is what your article is about. This is a criticism of Islam based on Christian theology suggesting that Jesus may not have been so loving and forgiving of Islam.

You may be right. You absolutely know more about theology than I do.

But I think people often use religion as an amplifier for their own views and values. So, Islam AND Christianity can be used by, say, angry people to say justify their violence and hatred.

This is despite what it LOOKS to me—as a non-theologian—Jesus say (and perhaps what Allah says, too).

In the United States, in regular churches everyone—and I've attended for wedding, other events and even Christmas—I hear loving sermons.

But in our own nation, we see evangelical Christians—people who are more focused on religion than probably your average Sunday church attendees—loudly preach and promote vile vales that they attribute to Him.

I believe this is similar to what is happening to Islam. I think, in many religious groups, disturbed people have taken the microphone and we need to say: ENOUGH!

This is not Allah. This is not Jesus. This is YOU.

I believe that this high visibility and high impact behavior of bad actors—in the name of Jesus himself—is costing the church and Christianity followers.

They don't want to be a part of anything led by people who commit insurrections or separate children from their parents.

I am not Christian, but I have been influenced by both good and bad Christians. It seems to me that, even if Jesus had some negative feelings towards Muslims, that may not His teaching that needs emphasis today.

I am not angry at good Christians. I am frustrated and saddened and concerned on their behalf—and on mine. Their religion and faith is being, in my view, kidnapped by bad actors.

And while your writing here (as always) is well thought out and well intentioned, and certainly not of the spirit of those bad actors, it still is something that can be cited and promoted and could give comfort to them.

That's what brought on my comment.