why wern't there any christians who fought against these atrocities?
2006-09-24 06:45:45 · 12 answers · asked by The internal demon 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
there wern't any mass protest against the inquisition, is it safe then to assume that christians back then supported the torturing of heretics?
2006-09-24 06:48:42 · update #1
Followers follow. That is how and why we end up with Inquisitions and Hitlers.
There is little question but that the far religious right in America worships a rape-torture-kill God that is judgmental and ruthless against those who dare not believe and follow.
The only thing that keeps them from being exactly like the terrorists who attacked us (and remember that the very first thing said by both Falwell and Robertson on 9/11 was that America DERSERVED it and that THEIR CHRISTIAN GOD was the one who took down the towers and killed 3,000 Americans to punish us for misbehaving) is that they lack the means to carry out their desires.
That is why it is so important to prevent their continuing encroachment into our government and our lives. Those who framed our government and created our nation were very clear regarding their intentions.
By unanimous approval of the US Congress in 1797:
“As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion”
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/barbary/bar1796t.htm
The religious right wants to destroy this America and replace it with a quasi-Theocratic government based in the immoral beliefs of their evil God.
The First Amendment does not say that stupid white-trash Christians get to make the rules and run the country.
2006-09-24 07:08:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, there were Christians that fought against all the atrocities done during the inqusition. Some were under ground and tried to save the people imprisoned. Others were themselves arrest and tortured and put to death.
Never ASSUME anything. it makes an *** out of U and Me
2006-09-24 13:51:38 · answer #2 · answered by Marcia B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is NOT safe to assume all Christians do this. No doubt that this was cruel, however, these things happened hundreds of years ago.
Heck, Catholics burned Joan of Arc, who led her French troops into victory with the help of God. So there were Christians doing the same thing to other Christians. Jan Hus, one of the pre-Reformation reformers, was also martyred.
Do not apply the "if it smells like a duck and sounds like a duck" theory to modern Christians; likewise, don't lump all Muslims as extremists.
2006-09-24 13:48:58 · answer #3 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly people who induldge in heresy should be burnt if possible, although the torture aspect is debateable. Does the torture enhance one's fervour for the right path? If it does then torture away.
There were christians who fought against these events,(atrocity is too loaded a word).
Quite rightly these christians were also tortured and burned
2006-09-24 17:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by duncandesorderly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are mistakes that are part of history and were caused by many different factors--state control of the church, lack of democracy, autocratic leaders and royalty, poverty, imperialism, materialism, patriotism, martial law, illiteracy, ignorance and other factors. Why would I judge the Christians of today for the sins of the Church of the past? After all, Muslims forcibly converted millions of people across North Africa, people who used to practice Judaism, Christianity and animism.
2006-09-24 13:49:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not al Christians do that! Those who did that ere NOT Christians unless they repented for it. Some Christians did fight for it, I'm sure. But like a war, not everyone can fight. For example, there are many soldiers fighting in Iraq, but you don't know their names! There are many soldiers who fought and or died for the cause without beign made famous. Please don't think that of Christians!
2006-09-24 13:49:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be silly.
I'm athiest, and really not fond of religion of any kind, but even I can see it's foolish to make broad assumptions about the character and integrity of an entire group of people based upon one descriptor.
2006-09-24 13:48:25 · answer #7 · answered by functionary01 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I'm sick of all these stupid, pointless religious questions. Either you believe in something or you don't. You can argue for years about it and there's always someone ready to disagree with you. Who cares any more. Grow up.
2006-09-24 13:48:06 · answer #8 · answered by Rich W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well.....since that activity centuries ago, society has evolved. Are you implying that we make excuses for Muslim because for some reason they have not evolved as the rest of the world seems to have done?
2006-09-24 13:48:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What "Gary F " said, I support his opinion 100%
2006-09-24 14:19:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋