Is it true that the name of Christ has caused more persecutions, wars, and miseries than any other name?

Answer 1

I think it would be more true if your question wasnt about Christ, but religion in general. Then I would say yes it probably is true.

Answer 2

One could make the argument that Christian nations have caused more wars than any others in History. But Communism, which is atheistic by nature, has caused millions of deaths too. Hitler, who was not practicing Christianity, killed millions as well. Perhaps a better way to state it is, "People acting incorrectly in the name of Christianity have cause more persecution, war, and misery than any other religion."

I think, since about the 1980s on, however, people acting in the name of Islam have caused more war, persecution, and misery. So it isn't just Christians who manage to screw up the true message of their religion, lots of others do it as well.

have a nice day.

Answer 3

All religions have caused a multitude of wars and Christianity is in the list. If I had a nickle for every man killed in the name of Christ, I would have more money than anyone could count.

There is only country in the Western World that Christianity entered quietly and that was Ireland. All of the rest of Europe was "converted" under force of arms. Scandanavia, for instance, was Christianized by King Olaf (now St. Olaf), who forced the religion by cutting the heads off of those who wanted to live by the old Nordic religion, or pushing snakes down their throats. In Trondheim, Norway there is a statue of Olaf with heads all about on the ground.

If you think that the US was Christianized without force, the pilgrims were unaccepting of any other beliefs other than their own, even if they were Christian. If someone in their communities had other concepts, they were chased out and forced to live elsewhere.

Christianity would be fine if they did not try to impose their beliefs on everyone and would stick to the guide lines of the words of Christ and live by them. Christians seem to want to pick and choose the verses that they like and throw the rest of the Bible out the door. They want me to believe the 10 commandments, but they will not really tell me that there are two to choose from in just to the book of Exodus itself (Exodus 20, when Moses went up the first time, and Exodus 34 when he received the ones he actually brought down the mountain without breaking them.)

Answer 4

It comes from both sides. If someone claims to be a Christian today then they are verbally attacked in this country and possibly executed in others.
Christianity has been blamed for many wars and persecutions of others but the same could be said about other religions. Probably more in Christianity but killing in any ones name is not right.

Answer 5

Not even close. So called religious wars don't even begin to approach the death and destruction caused by Stalin and Mao who collectively murdered 250 million of their own people. Add the 120 million that Hitler's war killed including his genocide against 12 million people and you don't even notice the relatively small numbers of deaths caused while using Christ's name as an excuse even though the British did their best to equal it. Their was an econonmic destruction, not a religious destruction.

Answer 6

It's "More wars have been fought under the name of GOD......"
Big difference.
And yes, they pretty much have.
Think about the Crusades and how many there were and over how many years they went on.
The Christians trying to rid the world of non-Christians.
The First Crusade 1095 to the Ninth Crusade 1272.
Weren't too many "liberals" around back then.
A person's religion used to define them as a people.
Where there was not so much interaction between people, those differences could be seen as huge.
The problems and wars between England and Spain all stemmed from the Catholic/Protestant thing.
So yes, more people have died in wars that have been fought under religious notions.

Answer 7

While it's hard to measure (for instance how do you measure misery?), one could say Christianity has had more wars and persecutions than any other religion.

Answer 8

Yes. Think of the Crusades, the Inquisition, even such things as the Salem Witch Trials in this country were all based upon the Christian religion. And if you stop and think about it, even the current conflict in Iraq is based upon religious fervor - look at Bush, he pretends to be a born-again Christian full of concern for the Iraqis. And its unlikely we've seen the end of it, there will be more. Most wars are based upon religion.

Answer 9

it is not a name which causes persecutions, wars, and miseries...it is people's attitudes, thoughts, and actions. there is no excuse for Not Loving...people may blame christ or anyone...ultimately it is a choice they maketo value their beliefs over love and the effort it takes to express it and restrain themselves from ignorant hate.

Answer 10

Colonialism by the Western world was often done and justified in the name of Christ. And that colonialism has caused the most suffering in history, but also had long term effects which can be seen up til today. (Dividing countries without any regard to ethnicity, religion, tribal affiliation)