I'm not sure about the Black Death... I'd have to check the statistics on that. I doubt that it caused as many deaths as the Christian Crusades, but it's possible.
As for WWI and WWII... yes, I'll partially concede to you on your point regarding secular wars. However, as I stated earlier it is STILL an "us vs them" situation, and religion widens the gulf between the "us" and the "them".
Regards,
V.T. Eric Layton
***Tempus Fugits***
vtel57@softhome.netA third of Europe dies and continues to die until the late middle ages and we know it killed just as many in the Far east and you are not sure if the deaths added up from the crusades measure up? Where did you get your history from? Don't fool yourself on knowlegde of the subject because you watch the history channel now and then.