How many people did the christians torture and murder during the witchhunts and inquisitions?

Question

I asked this as a history question. I should have asked all the Jesus freaks as a religious question. - One person even replied "How many Christians did the Romans torture and persecute during the Empire?" which not only implies that the Christian concept of "Turn the other cheek" is bogus, but also that Christians of the Middle Ages were just as evil as the ancient Romans (and also justifiably evil).

Answer 1

They kept most of those numbers secret but the Inquisition in spain lists at least half a million people put to death for "devil worship". And that's only in spain and portugal.
Nice huh?

Answer 2

During the dark ages, it wasn't strictly christians that put people to death but the leaders in charge. People just followed what they thought were right. Just like the Muslim extremists of today or the James Town incident. At that time in history, education was suppressed, books were burned, and ideas were thwarted. Millions of people died as a result of this. Not just because of which trials, but because of medical malpractices and wars as well. Millions of Christians died during the Christian persecution as well, and Christians are still being persecuted in certain countries. Because Christianity is such a wide spread religion, it is more recognized for it's crimes against humanities. Other religions do the same thing but we don't know of them because it's not as recognized as Christianity. It's the people in power that are to blame. Just because a person from a city shot someone doesn't make everybody in that city evil. Same goes for every country, religion, or club.

Answer 3

That's a pretty broad question and I doubt it can be answered. Perhaps you might want to narrow it down to how many Christians killed other Christians in the name of God throughout history. No doubt there has been more blood shed in the name of God than in any other.
Consider, however, that St Paul himself was a murderer. He realized, through meeting Jesus Christ, that he could do nothing to make up for what he did. However, he dedicated the rest of his life to leading people to Christ. Most people think he did a decent job. being a real Christian is hard work.
On the issue of the Inquisition, there is a great deal of evidence to suppose that the total deaths caused by it was less than a few thousand. While I do not claim this is insignificant, compared to the treatment of Catholics in England,where more than 30,000 were put to death, it is minuscule. In addition, some 100,000 were put to death in Germany.
The real issue is whether much of this is Christian in anything but name. This would be hard to argue against. Ultimately, man's failure to follow the precedents set down to us by God does nothing to diminish either God's stature nor man's efforts. It just suggests one more thing for which Christians should be ashamed and aware not to commit again. Christianity begins with your personal relationship with God rather than an association with a group of people. One should never allow any man or woman to stand between you and God.

Answer 4

Unfortunately, just as with other "groups" or "classifications", hundreds if not thousands. People then were not as educated as we are now. Christians have not been the only group to torture and kill. It doesn't matter what "group" we fall into. It is in human nature to lie, cheat, steal, murder, seduce, deceive, etc. We are all evil in nature because of orginal sin. Some take it to them extreme more than others and thus gives us the infamous "a few bad apples ruins it for the whole"......

Answer 5

The "persecution complicated" isn't what you have defined: the persecution complicated is the concept American Christians are being tortured because of the fact they are able to't stress their perspectives on everyone with the aid of faculties and the government. an person-friendly occasion: "Christians" say prayer's no longer allowed in public faculties. somewhat, prayer is permitted in faculties, it heavily isn't allowed to be ordered with the aid of the college. it is no longer suitable to torture ANY human beings. i do no longer help the torture and homicide of Christians everywhere interior the international.

Answer 6

They are STILL evil...look at George Bush condoning what the Israelis are doing in the middle east!

To answer your question..they killed hundreds of thousands of women....for no reason at all.

It's STILL happening..look at the middle east...

Matbe in 500 years time people will be asking "So how many people did George Bush directly/indirectly murder during his so-called "war on terror"?.

Makes you think doesn't it?

Answer 7

They don't know how to admit wrong where wrong occurs. They just have to try and misdirect your attention elsewhere as if to say "Well, the Roman's persecuted us, why shouldn't we do the same??" Totally bogus.

Answer 8

Those were just corrupt christians who make it christianity look bad. and most of the time it was catholics not christians. there is a huge difference. the christians were victims of the catholics during the middle ages and the church reform age, etc.

Answer 9

I would wager my life that more people have been killed people calling themselves "Christians" than by any other group of people in the past 2000 years...including the Nazis.

Answer 10

Those people are obviously miniscual and not worth counting. We will never know. Why do people not examine what they are doing and how it effects the whole.