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To: Peter from Rutland
The Crusades were a defensive war that began as a response to centuries of Moslem aggression. The Christians ultimately lost, so I think it's safe to say that Moslems won that killing contest.

The Spanish Inquisition lasted over a century, and -- in total -- killed about 5000 people. Compare that with 9/11 in which Moslems killed 3000 people in one morning.

Aside from the Inquisition and the Crusades, I cannot think of any other events which were specifically inspired by the Christian faith and which resulted in any significant deaths.

Liberals may mention Christians coming to the New World and the massive Indian die-off that followed, but no diseases were spread deliberately, and deaths were not caused specifically by religious zeal.

On the other hand, Islamic jihad has been going on for 15 centuries and has killed millions. Just look at the history of India -- conquerors like Tamerlane did nasty work there. It's all documented.

13 posted on 11/10/2010 6:06:37 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: ClearCase_guy

There was only one recorded instance of deliberate infection. The delivery of small-pox infected blankets by Jeffrey Amherst in 1763.

This was a source of outrage among Christian society just like the brutal stories of Spanish conquest of South America was used by other Europeans to tarnish the name of Spain.

The difference is so obvious! If this had been Muslims they would praise Allah for the slaughter!


29 posted on 11/10/2010 6:12:44 AM PST by Soothesayer (“None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license...")
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To: ClearCase_guy
'I cannot think of any other events which were specifically inspired by the Christian faith and which resulted in any significant deaths. '

The LRA. Professed Christians killing people.

38 posted on 11/10/2010 6:18:16 AM PST by Palter (If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it. ~ Mark Twain)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Liberals may mention Christians coming to the New World and the massive Indian die-off that followed, but no diseases were spread deliberately, and deaths were not caused specifically by religious zeal.


You got that right, for instance how many people did the Quakers kill, what i mean is that the word Christian is being used in pretty broad terms.

And in the past what did they expect the Christians to do, just let the moslems have their way and take over the world?


65 posted on 11/10/2010 7:00:51 AM PST by ravenwolf (Just a bit of the long list of proofs)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Aside from the Inquisition and the Crusades, I cannot think of any other events which were specifically inspired by the Christian faith and which resulted in any significant deaths.

Well, there was that little dust-up in Europe between Catholics and Protestants that spawned a couple of centuries worth of wars; and ended up killing about a third of Germany, plus however many others in England, France, Spain, and elsewhere.....

80 posted on 11/10/2010 8:51:44 AM PST by r9etb
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