Let's write to Congress (www.congress.org):
Dear Representative:
Unlike the Quran, which Mohammad rewrote as literal first from the Bible and then to rationalize conquest, the Bible is often written parabolically, making a point via illustration. For example, Jesus made the point that it was better to cut off your hand and go around hand-less in this life than to end up in hell. He was not telling his followers to cut off their hands. Muhammad, however, rewrote that part to say literally cut off the hands that steal.
The law of the Torah also had stark prohibitions and consequences for sin, but also, as a whole, showed the balance of justice and mercy. There were serious sins which called for the death penalty, but there were also cities of refuge where those accused of crimes could go live out their days in repentance. Seducing young women was a serious crime with serious consequences (stoning), but the sin could be atoned for by marrying her and honoring her and never divorcing her (in fact such a man could not under the law divorce her).
To compare the Quran to the Bible as equal is to show total ignorance of both the Quran and the Bible.
