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I hate all religion, but Islam in particular because at least Christianity as evolved to be a pretty passive thing. You say grace over dinner, go to Church and get married under god. The most violent passages in the Bible have been forgotten and are being ignored by mainstream believers.
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Wrong.
Christianity is split in to two parts:
1. Old Testament - Use of Force to uphold God's law
2. New Testament - No enforcement, repentance through Christ.
It is believed that Pope Urban II generated a propaganda campaign that described atrocities being commited by Muslims of the Levant, to encourage Christians to take up arms. Not to mention the Military, economical and Political benifits involved in a successful campaign.
It took all of these factors to warrant a Crusade that had mainstream Catholics from all walks of life pick up arms to fight for God despite the ruling of the New Testament.
Today in the 21st Century, the only Militiant Christian groups we see, are hyrbid off-shoots that have their own homebrew version of what they want Christianity to be, taking up arms for various causes, OR you have Christian armed militia forces fighting Muslim Militias in Africa.
The purpose of my picture, was to indicate that the difference between a group like ISIS and mainstream Muslims, is by action only, not belief. Under the correct circumstances, there is justification for Muslims to enter in to direct combat with infidels today
Christianity however, does not contain any justifcation to enter in to direct combat with anyone, and again I state very clearly that the only time in History where mainstream Christians took up arms, involved economical, political, and military interests.
It has nothing to do with mainstream believers 'ignoring' passages.