DamnEasy Quran (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them"
That specific verse is referring to a battle, its actually describing it in detail. The battle of Badr to be specific. Keep in mind the historical context of this battle. Back then wars were fought with swords and not guns and this verse describes the war and how a lethal blow was used to neutralize an enemy. Its really easy to judge the religion when you look into it with the prejudice mindset that it is a violent religion. In Burma, Bhuddist monks are slaughtering Muslims but that doesn't get shown in the media it actually gets no attention because it doesn't effect us in the western part of the world. They feel terrorized, we should send prayers to them as well as Paris.
Matthew 10:34:
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Luke 19:27:
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Deuteronomy 17:
2 If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
3 And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
4 And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
5 Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
the reason why I posted these quotes is to remind you that a lot of religious texts have passages written in them that could come across as violent, terrible acts that should be condemned. This is just to prove my point that if you are a violent person then your Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism will be violent.