Reverend Gavin Ashenden said around 100 passages in the Muslim holy book incite followers to violence , including 'striking off heads ' There are passages in the Koran which ‘ invite people to violence ’ , one of the Queen ’ s chaplains said last night . Reverend Canon Gavin Ashenden , the former chaplain of Sussex University and one of 35 who serve Her Majesty , expressed concern about more than 100 passages in the Muslim holy book . But the Church of England priest declined to say whether parts of the Koran are ‘ evil ’ , instead advising people to make up their own minds . He was responding to comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury , who warned this week about being too quick to brand people with strong religious views ‘ extremists ’ . Yesterday , more than 60 imams and leaders of Muslim groups signed an open letter to the Government accusing it of criminalising Islam . They claimed the ‘ terror threat ’ was being exploited for political capital ahead of the election , as ‘ the big parties inevitably try to outdo each other in their nastiness ’ . The signatories , which included journalist Yvonne Ridley and former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg , criticised the ‘ demonisation of Muslims in Britain ... despite their disavowal of violence and never having supported terrorist acts ’ . Rev Ashenden was responding to comments by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby who has reportedly claimed young people are turning to jihad because mainstream religion is not ‘ exciting ’ . The Archbishop said Britain ’ s religious communities needed to do more to provide an alternative to extremism that gives youngsters a ‘ purpose in life ’ . But Rev Ashenden told LBC radio he was ‘ attracted to Christianity because it invites people to the extremity of forgiveness and love ’ . He added : ‘ Islam has , I think , over 100 verses inviting people to violence in the Koran which Christianity doesn ’ t have . 'If you ’ re going to invite people to be dedicated ... followers of their scriptures , Christians will go around forgiving people and Islamists will do something else. ’ Asked to compare the Bible and the Koran , he said the Christian holy text invites its followers to forgive and try to lead people away from sin , while the Muslim text invites people to violence . Presenter Iain Dale said Muslims would say Islam was ‘ entirely peaceful ’ , but Rev Ashenden said parts of the Koran ‘ tell you to kill your enemies ’ . He then quoted verses which he said urged Muslims to ‘ strike off the heads ’ of ‘ those who disbelieve ’ . When warned his comments could offend Muslims , he said : ‘ If they are offended by my quoting the Koran they are not offended by me , they are offended by the Koran. ’ He added : ‘ If you ’ re going to talk about excitement in Christianity it ’ s about delivering people from evil and transforming people ’ s lives. ’ Asked whether he would describe certain parts of the Koran as evil , he said : ‘ I notice that they invite people to violence . I ’ ll let other people decide whether that ’ s good or evil. ’ The Church of England did not respond when contacted last night . Buckingham Palace declined to comment . Airlines which fly suspected terrorists out of the country in breach of a Home Office order could face fines of up to £50,000 . The penalties would be applied to carriers which breach a ‘ no fly ’ instruction and allow a potential jihadi to travel abroad . Smaller fines of up to £10,000 could be imposed if airlines fail to hand over information about their passengers and crew . The new powers were rushed through the Commons on Tuesday night and are expected to come into force next month . Some 600 Britons are thought to have travelled to Syria or Iraq to join Islamic State . If police or security agencies are aware of someone ’ s intention to go to the region , an alert can be sent to airlines instructing them to prevent the person from flying . All airline carriers will be required to use data systems which automatically respond to these alerts . Schools can not be expected to detect radicalised pupils if their own families do not spot warning signs , a senior Labour politician said last night . Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt warned that ‘ more and more ’ responsibility is being placed on schools and teachers . He branded Islamic extremism a ‘ poisonous and cancerous ideology ’ , which is ‘ capturing the minds of many young people ’ . But he suggested that other public services , such as social work , had been stripped away , leaving schools to deal with the problem alone . The former TV historian spoke two weeks after three girls from Bethnal Green Academy in east London fled to Syria to join Islamic State . He said : ‘ If the parents themselves didn ’ t know what was taking place , the chances of the teachers and the head teachers themselves knowing was more challenging . ’
Koran said some 100 passages in Rev Gavin Ashenden incite violence . Said Bible instead preaches forgiveness and delivering people from sin . Asked if Rev Gavin Ashenden was 'evil ' he said ' I will let people decide for themselves '