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Happened thousands of times during the inquisition. Except far worse than a knife to the neck. The Roman church invented all kinds of elaborate torture techniques justified by the rationale that saving the soul was worth any amount of pain that they might inflict upon the unbeliever's body. I'm a Christian, but I do not ignore our more sordid side. During these times, there were real Christians hiding in caves laborously hand copying the gospels, then hiding them under their frocks, walking into the cities, and dropping them where they could be found by potential prospects that were thought to be receptive to the true Gospel of peace in Jesus Christ. The Inquisitors had made it punishable by death to possess a Bible or any portion thereof, lest the people find out that Christ taught of freedom, not bondage. Interestly enough, the Renaissance and the Age of Reason and personal freedom came about only when the printing press made possible such a wide dissemination of the Christian Bible that the Roman Church could no longer impose the death penalty for its' possession.

The Inquisitors had made it punishable by death to possess a Bible or any portion thereof, lest the people find out that Christ taught of freedom, not bondage. Interestly enough, the Renaissance and the Age of Reason and personal freedom came about only when the printing press made possible such a wide dissemination of the Christian Bible that the Roman Church could no longer impose the death penalty for its' possession.

Why hello, Jack Chick. Would you mind listing some actual history instead of propaganda?

Interestly enough, the Renaissance and the Age of Reason and personal freedom came about only when the printing press made possible such a wide dissemination of the Christian Bible that the Roman Church could no longer impose the death penalty for its' possession

History is such fun when you get to make it up! Let us never forget the horrors the church inflicted on humanity when she sided with Frederick Douglas in his war against the Soviet Union.

Comparing the primitive brutality of Christianity in the 11th century with the primitive brutality of Islam today didn't work on Sept. 12, 2001 and it ain't working today.
Can you come up with more relevant comparison?

Interestly enough, the Renaissance and the Age of Reason and personal freedom came about only when the printing press made possible such a wide dissemination of the Christian Bible that the Roman Church could no longer impose the death penalty for its' possession.

This is so cool...!

At which Muslim web site did you find this?

This is so comical it's mind boggling.
I was not aware that the nasty inquisition was all about forbidden ownership of bibles. Sort of like in Saudi Arabia today?

The Inquisitors had made it punishable by death to possess a Bible or any portion thereof, lest the people find out that Christ taught of freedom, not bondage. Interestly enough, the Renaissance and the Age of Reason and personal freedom came about only when the printing press made possible such a wide dissemination of the Christian Bible that the Roman Church could no longer impose the death penalty for its' possession.

Let's get this straight. I am not a Muslim sympathizer or a Christian basher. But, I can't just sit here and do nothing while you sneer at stryker's comments, because everything in his post is historically accurate.

For goodness sakes, please, take a remedial history course. Haven't you people heard of the Hugonauts and the Valdenses? (English spelling--Waldensians) fdcc, you are a teacher? Shame on you.