Has Christianity caused wars,abuses,rapes,terrorism or anything bad?

Question

if yes, what?

Answer 1

The Dark Ages. The Crusades. The Inquisition. The Witch-Hunt. The Bush Administration. Etc etc. Those are the biggies - look em up and do some research - if this was a serious question.

The alternative answer you'll get from Christian apologists is: "Christianity doesn't cause war - people do." It's the gun-nut defense of guns. Well, guess what - those people caused those wars, etc because of their "religious convictions." It's nice that you think you can separate the people from the ideas that drive them insane, but in practice, you can't. In EXACTLY the same way, we have Muslim extremists flying planes into buildings for Allah. You can say "But that's not Allah's fault!" - and no doubt you are correct - but those extremists had a particular idea of Allah which endowed them with the conviction that their pitiful lives were worth the sacrifice to His glory. "Religion" makes their act noble rather than despicable.

Answer 2

There have been many wars related to christianity. Take a look at history books. When Christianity was first formed, many, many people were killed if they didn't convert. They were labeled heretics, witches, or blasphemers (sp?) and were killed. There were even conflicts between the different branches of Christianity, like catholics and protestants. Look at Ireland. There were many conflicts between these too up until fairly recently. So in answer to your question...yes. Christianity has cause wars, and terrorism.

Answer 3

The Crusades. A "holy war" actually influenced by the desire for more territory, begun by the Roman Catholic Church.
Crusaders regularly beat, tortured, and raped their way through 'infidel' settlements they came across.

The Inquisition employed torture, most of which is now considered "crimes against humanity" by the U.N.

Hitler professed to be Christian, and used the Bible to support his agenda, but he was also verifiably insane, so he doesn't really count on this one.

To be fair to Christians, though, extreme Islamists & Judaists were also responsible for wars & such throughout history, so the guilt can be spread around equally.

*I left out the Biblical references that answer your question, and used only well-known world history.

Answer 4

One bad thing that some Christians have done is to enslave people. In the United States before the Civil War there were Christians who used the Bible to justify holding Africans in slavery. It was only because of their defeat in war that they allowed their slaves to escape.

Answer 5

I recommend the book "The Dark Side of Christian History" by Helen Ellerbe. Yes, people have done bad things but the point is they use religion to do it and feel that gives them an airtight justification. The Bible has been used to justify slavery and promote civil rights based on the different interpretations and how which scriptures were picked to promote your cause. It provides little solid ground.

If you read the Old Testament God himself sanctions mass murder, the rape of women, slavery, and the murder of the unborn for the tribes that are not his chosen people. Hardly a loving God. People jump through hoops of reasoning to justify it, to me it means it is not God's word but man's written to justify their acts and society. Christianity today is used by some denominations to promote discrimination against those of different beliefs.

Answer 6

yes, in the name of christianity, people have been killed since people who claim christianity have been given power.... even if they are not "good christians" they have used the religion as their reason to kill and torture.... as a jesus lover on here said about others before, "look at the company you are in"..

Answer 7

no longer something yet chaffed hands and the occasional malicious software all people who tells you diverse are basically religious nutbags attempting to make you stick to their ideals. Masturbation wont reason any issues so dont complication approximately it.

Answer 8

No, the Catholics did the Inquisition and the crusades, but Christians haven't done those things you speak of. People that hate God and Christians try to do those things to Christians.

Answer 9

Read "The End of Faith" by Sam Harris. Lots of information there.

Answer 10

ay, and bad leftovers can drive anyone to the same results