[DittoJed2]

No, but they were not inconsistent in latching onto it. To use Christianity as an excuse to kill folks or force conversions is being completely inconsistent with the plain sense of Scripture (both Old and New Testaments taken in the historical and theological contexts).

[Da_Shrimp]

To use Christianity as an excuse to kill folks or force conversions is being completely inconsistent with the plain sense of Scripture (both Old and New Testaments taken in the historical and theological contexts).

Thanks for the answer, DittoJed2, I appreciate it!

I'm going to argue with you, though: the 'plain sense' of 'Darwinism' does not argue a case for killing folks either. It's a faulty interpretation completely inconsistent with Darwin' writings.

[Aric2000]

And using a scientific theory for political cause or social change of some sort is inconsistent with what science is all about as well.

Therefore to try and tag Nazism etc as "darwins" fault is intellectually dishonest. Because they would have latched onto anything to do what they did.

Power does strange things to people and always has.

The church at one time had literally total power, to make and break kings etc. It was then perverted by those that coveted that power and use it to their own ends.

It was NOT christianity that was the problem, it was the people that used it as an excuse to do what they did.

Just as it is NOT the theory of evolution that is at fault, but the people that perverted it to their own ends.

It is called personal responsibility, and I believe in it highly, as do most conservatives.