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Of course, those values are sufficiently misanthropic all by themselves to ensure plenty of conflict anyway.
- Jake Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.
The differences between Christianity and Islam are numerous, starting with the religious, textual philosophy to it's modern day application.
On a textual level, the major difference between the New Testament and the Surats is precisely the tolerance which in one is apparently called for while being outright rejected in the other. The Koran openly calls for the elimination of the infidels. The New Testament doesn't. Other differences are also apparent, namely in terms of the role of religion in society, the role of woman in society and the relationship between men and women in a family.
In terms of modern day application, the most blatant difference is that Moslems overwhelmingly favor incorporating their interpretation of Islamic Law into the political apparatus of government. Christians do not, partly because the faithful represent a minority in today's Europe and partly because ... we've been there, done it & moved on. The fact remains that there is a clear separation between the church and the state.
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