The big difference is that it was never the policy of Christianity to do those things. These “atrocities” were usually politically motivated things, using religion as a pretext, and at times (including during the Spanish Inquisition, which the Pope tried numerous times to halt) even Church authorities could not prevent them.
One of the biggest mistakes in our understanding of Islam is to confuse the evil and in fact disobedient and non-Christian actions of a few supposed Christians with the officially established policies and laws of an entire religion, Islam, which is evil and violent not because of misinterpretation, but precisely because of its core beliefs and policies.
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So, at BEST Islam is “only” 300 years behind the rest of civilization?
The mullahs in Tehran are not puling down satellite dishes because they think their version of Islamic doctrine is winning the “hearts and minds” of the citizens they rule.
Well, D'OH!
One of the most abused elements when the ignorant discuss any issue today is the perspective of context and history.
That was over 200 years ago, for crying out loud!
A lot has happened in societal and political evolution in the last 200 years.
Except for islam; they are quite happy with the 7th Century, LOL.
Meanwhile, some loser societies linger in the 7th century. Just recently I read more about some "orthodox" Jewish sects which are just as scary as the muslims are.
In the West, such losers would be condemned and put down immediately, with the same enthusiasm as islam presently is.