How are terrorist attacks different from christian soldiers slaughtering Native Americans in the name of God?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Terrorist attack because they want to cause Terror, for power and control, and each use their own reason to validity their cruelty.
Christians soldiers didn't slaughter the Native Americans in the name of God, they too did it over power and control.

Check your calender, it is 2006, as far as I know the Native American are not being killed by the Christian soldiers. That was past tense. get with it pal, and read some history.

Answer 3

I don't think the slaughtering of Native Americas ever had anything to do with Christianity. I don't even think anyone ever tried to use Christianity as an excuse for their behavior. It was based on pure bigotry. "This land is uninhabited, except for these savages. We'll just make sure to get rid of them, one way or another."

The terrorist ARE motivatied by a distorted version of thier religion.

The crusades would have been a better example. Then the difference would be "over 700 years."

Answer 4

Well being an Irish-Geman Catholic,smoking Republican(not a hero to very many) albiet.....The American Indian was defending himself,his people and his land and way of life against foreign intruders on their land.The terrorists on the other hand werent,they went into searching for the infidels,away from thier land,they were given major leniency since the gas wars and from the time of Yasser Arafat(1973 -on),they had money power,influence and the right to soveriegn there own nations(in this world of today) and the right to believe what they wanted in the world,the indians didnt

Answer 5

its a loaded question

if you mean people seeking gold from the Inca and Aztecs, they are more driven by materialism. You are generally describing cultural Christianity doing things in the name of God for greed or some other purpose

if you mean someone giving blankets to Indians that were contaminated by some disease, as I think was said to happen in the early west, its a cruel and heartless way to treat people
The Geneva convention would condemn it today

when people harm others for purpose of greed or bitterness or some other reason outside the will of God, I agree, there is some similarity both are claiming to do something in Gods name that appears against Gods laws... in some ways both are forms of idolatry, acting in the name of God and acting out evil trying to justify it

but if you mean biblical Christianity, Christians are under construction, they make mistakes but love truth and try and please God based on what God revealed in the scriptures and Jesus words would not lead you to slaughter native Americans or cheat or harm them. I think you are not distinguishing between Christians in name only, and real Christ followers

Answer 6

Terrorism strikes unexpectedly at innocent people with the idea of getting those people to CHANGE government's mind about things. To ACCEED to demands.

War is war.

Americans DID NOT dress up an indians and go into a village with a horse filled with dynamite and park it by a tent.

Americans did not wear dyanmite and bursh into eating tents and pull the pin and blow eveyrone up.

One day you'll be in Target in line to check out and some FREAK will pull the pin and wipe out half the check out lines.

What WILL YOU DO.

Will you DEMAND Government STOP this and that to keep it from happening again.

THAT is terrorism.

Terrorism is YOU being afraid to enjoy at Latte at Starbucks for fear some idiot will blow you up, so you DEMAND government stop supporting ISRAEL in the HOPE the bombings will stop. But they won't. Eventually YOU will have to put on robes, carry a Holy Book, bow to some wall and pray 5 times or a day or you'll never be able to have a peaceful LATTE again!

It's up to you. Decide.

Terrorism CONTROLS YOUR LIFE.

Answer 7

They are the same: their "religion" is just emotional whitewash for the terrorist/soldier committing murder. God does NOT approve, and only really stupid people believe in the "faithfulness and wisdom" of the "religious soldiers" (or terrorists, whatever you want to call them).

Real believers are not decieved by this at all!

Answer 8

The only difference is the Christians seem to have reexamined a few things and aren't doing it on a regular basis now. The Muslims still seem to think it is the seventh century.

Answer 9

Wow . what a beautiful question!!!!!!!!!!!!!111This great country of ours, America, she is a lady of deception, a woman of propaganda, and a trollop in the truest sense of the word. first of all, let me make my self clear, known, and maybe not respected, but none the less validated{if that} lets begin with the poor subjugated, misled and pillaged and oh don't let me forget to mention slaughtered like vermin. in abhorrent numbers, and ironically in the most "savage" ways!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Believe me when i say this, the sweet Lord does not lend, give, or entrust his reputable name on any murderous genocide ridden contract with any group, or sole person of any persuasion, origin. or political party, no we, before, or in the future. this country, has slaughtered, maimed, ravaged , and totally decimated whole groups of God's children !!!!!!!!!!!!!!1talk about using the Lords name in vain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11My motto is.............................. support the boy, **** the Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

It's not. Its just like various organized religions condoning the slaugther of hundreds of thousands during all the inquisitions and the crusades... everyone has been persecuted by religion at one time or another, women, Native americans, etc etc the list goes on. Indeed most terrorism is religiously motivated

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_terrorism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_extremist_terrorism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchhunt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Wars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Religion_and_violence

Answer 11

Terrorists attack out of revenge and hatred.
True Muslims are peaceful, loving people.

American soldiers sadly slaughtered Native Americans in the name of GREED!
It had nothing to do with Christianity.
Read your history.