Quote Originally Posted by MyAntiDrugIsAmy
it's not like these religions advocate violence
Have you ever looked at the Bible? It is a very hateful and violent book by any standard. What else can we expect from a religion that defines "free will" as choosing between unquestioning slavery to the wrathful dictator of the universe and suffering eternal torture?

Noam Chomsky is right in calling it "probably one of the most genocidal books in the literary canon". In 1 Samuel 15:2-3, God orders his chosen people to literally commit genocide against the Amalekites, because of something their ancestors did hundreds of years prior.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.

Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
I'm sure you're familiar with the story in which God plans to murder every living creature on Earth because a few humans irritated him, and was persuaded to let Noah's family and two of every animal stay alive. This is a very violent creature, who expects his followers to be no more peaceful than he is.

Take for example Leviticus 20:10:
And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
So, according to the Bible, assassinating president Clinton was the proper action to take when his adulterous relationship was revealed.

Jesus himself says, in Matthew 10:34:
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
And I've just begun to scratch the surface. Here's a long list of the various acts of cruelty and violence that can be found in this ancient book of hatred:
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/cruelty/long.html