Martyrdom in Christianity has typically (but not always) been associated with suffering death for refusing to renounce Christ, not blowing up a busload of non-Christians.
Martyrdom in Christianity has typically (but not always) been associated with suffering death for refusing to renounce Christ, not blowing up a busload of non-Christians.Those who died fighting in the Crusades were considered martyrs. If I'm not mistaken, this also applied to those who attacked the Albigensians and Byzantines.
-Eric