Hitler - was impressed with the way the Catholic Church was organized. But his adivsers stated that he thought Christianity was a symbol of decay and that he hated the Catholic Churches leaders.
2. If you were to do a critical examination of history -you might conclude the inquisition was a political power play by the king of spain. You might find that the Catholic Church in Rome spoke out against it.
3. As far as Crusades are concerned - are you saying that Crusades were not a response to Muslims crimes against humanity? When I read about the Crusades I notice historians taking both sides. Some try and condemn the Chruch and some say that the Crusades were a stand against Muslims taking over by the sword. I have my own thesis but I am sure you would consider just as biased as your own.
Stu said -
On the other hand however, Christianity is an ideology, and was the ideology that drove the Inquisition and the Crusades resulting in horrendous crimes against humanity. In addition, Hitler was raised a Catholic and he expressed how his religion affected his thinking (if you can call fascism thinking).
2. If you were to do a critical examination of history -you might conclude the inquisition was a political power play by the king of spain. You might find that the Catholic Church in Rome spoke out against it.
3. As far as Crusades are concerned - are you saying that Crusades were not a response to Muslims crimes against humanity? When I read about the Crusades I notice historians taking both sides. Some try and condemn the Chruch and some say that the Crusades were a stand against Muslims taking over by the sword. I have my own thesis but I am sure you would consider just as biased as your own.
Stu said -
On the other hand however, Christianity is an ideology, and was the ideology that drove the Inquisition and the Crusades resulting in horrendous crimes against humanity. In addition, Hitler was raised a Catholic and he expressed how his religion affected his thinking (if you can call fascism thinking).
Quote from stu:
Adjectives and Nouns are not the composite. For what you say to be correct, Atheism would have to be an ideology. It is not. Christianity is.
Stalin acted in the name of Communism not Atheism. There are most likely, more Christian Bolshevist than there are Atheist Bolshevists. Russia is a very religious country.
There are good and bad sorts in christian and atheist, but Communism was the ideology that motivated Stalin
On the other hand however, Christianity is an ideology, and was the ideology that drove the Inquisition and the Crusades resulting in horrendous crimes against humanity. In addition, Hitler was raised a Catholic and he expressed how his religion affected his thinking (if you can call fascism thinking).
So reasons for these atrocious actions are actually found in the orientation that characterizes the thinking behind Communism and Christianity. You tit!