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 From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca 
  
 In article <%Zdue.891$Dv3.499@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com>, 
 Ryan P.  wrote: 
 >L. Ross Raszewski wrote: 
 > 
 >> On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:12:40 GMT, Ryan 
 >> P.  wrote: 
 >> 
 >>> I think you'd be hard pressesd to find examples of institutional human 
 >>>sacrifice by Christians over the past 2000 years.  I'm not an expert or 
 >>>anything, or even particularly religious, but I don't recall God ever 
 >>>demanding a human sacrifice... in fact, I seem to remember God sending 
 >>>an angel coming down to STOP somebody from sacrificing their son to pass 
 >>>a test God had initiated. 
 >>> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> I suspect he was refering to the unfortunate historical fact that 
 >> misinterpreted christianity has motivated a pretty fair percentage of 
 >> the people-killing that's gone on in the western world in the past 
 >> dozen or so centuries. 
 > 
 >  Ahhh, this thread is in danger of decending into yet a different 
 >off-topic debate.  :) 
 > 
 >  Most organized wars and battles were politically motivated, and used 
 >Christianity as a convenient excuse. 
 > 
 >  Take the Crusades for example... yes, they were technically religious 
 >wars... but the Pope was in control of them... and who did he send to 
 >FIGHT the Crusades?  People (kings, dukes, etc etc) who were percieved 
 >as a threat to the Pope's power.  Pope Billy Francois Bob would say 
 >"King Richard!  You are an honorable man and a great warrior for God! 
 >Go, fight in the crusades and bring peace to God's land!" all the while 
 >hoping that King Richard would be killed or taken prisoner, and so be 
 >eliminated as a threat to the Pope's authority. 
 > 
 >  So I would say re-state your statement... "its an unfortuante 
 >historical fact that _Christianity has been purposely twisted to 
 >justify_ a fair percentage of the people-killing." 
 > 
 >  The exact same can be said for Islam, though.  The Ottoman Empire 
 >wasn't exactly a bunch of peaceniks.  :) 
  
 If only 4 of 4 of the Crusaders werre available.  And you wonder why King 
 Henry 
 VIII said time to split away from Roman Catholism. 
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