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To: helmsman
A couple of points. First, the Christian religion was responsible for preserving (and expanding) what culture there was during the medieval times and also for reducing the amount of violence during that era.

Second, while it is true that atrocities were committed in the name of Christ, it is simply historically imbalanced to speak of them as being among the greatest atrocities in history, because they simply were not. You can point to the Spanish Inquisition and the Crusades (which were essentially a defensive war against Moslem conquests), but even the number of victims of these events pale in comparison to other genocides and atrocities committed throughout history by various perpetrators.

35 posted on 03/07/2002 7:25:57 AM PST by The Man
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To: The Man
You can point to the Spanish Inquisition and the Crusades (which were essentially a defensive war against Moslem conquests),

Top notch historical revisionism.

but even the number of victims of these events pale in comparison to other genocides and atrocities committed throughout history by various perpetrators.

I see... as long as the numbers weren't as big, it's excusable.

38 posted on 03/07/2002 7:28:41 AM PST by OWK
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