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I can understand people of a certain faith being upset and condemning negative portrayals of their beliefs. Especially when they've been born and raised into it. If you believe in someones right to practice any belief they wish, it's also understandable to condemn sweeping statements against people based on their religious beliefs.
BUT to deem another persons faith as inherently peaceful, be it any religion, is in some part supporting the others belief in the infallibility of their religion. And if you objectively look at any abrahamic religion they are filled with extreme violence. Even with the violence in those books, we clearly still see people that are peaceful, generous, love their families and friends.
We also undeniably see people inspired by their faiths to perpetrate violence and power over others. Why? Because we've fucking human beings. We are animals. We are tribal. We evolved by surviving against an unapologetically brutal environment. Hundreds of thousands of years just trying to survive and thrive. We are not inherently peaceful by any means. To deny the potential for faith to inspire violence is denying our humanity.