How many fundamentalists who go on murderous rampages can you name from Christianity than from Islam?

Question

Since you live in the West, you should know very well who went on a Murderous rampage in the name of Jesus,
now how many can you name who went on murderous rampages and what was the death toll in each?
(in the past 30 years, let's keep it simple)

**edit: now how many can you name who went on a rampage in the name of Allah?****

garfield: As an atheist, I find it quite ironic that people stick up for Islam over Christianity though Islam is far and wide in recent years the most murderous inspiring religion in the world.

dstr: when you have to go that broadly when trying to find "murder" in recent years in the name of Jesus, that should tell you something.
How many have yelled "praise Jesus" in a plane crashing towards earth?

Pol Pot doesn't represent "atheism", atheism is not a religion,
it is simply the disbelief in God or an afterlife.
But actually answering the question how many murderers are inspired from Christianity than from Islam would be appreciated.
I wonder why Christians don't strap bombs to children?

Answer 1

I'm going to venture that Christians fought just as stupidly among themselves for as long as or longer than Muslims. (They've also been attempting to convert the whole world to Christianity through force (the medieval Crusades), missionary work, or colonization since the beginning of time - can't leave those silly Africans to think their tribal religions are actually important.) Perhaps read up on your European (esp. British and French) history. Catholics and Lutherans had it out in Europe over religion in bloody messes like none other (ha - to escape religious persecution from their fellow "Christians" was the reason English citizens immigrated to America in the first place).

Silly religious folk.

Answer 2

I'd prefer to point out a few atheist like say...Pol Pot. He killed 30,000 before breakfast every morning. Oh and how about Idi Amin. Shall I continue?
Pol Pot represents atheism just as suredly as any preacher represents any religion. He taught atheism. He practiced atheism. I understand what atheism is and I don't understand why you felt the need to define it for me.

Answer 3

Wow.... this is true, but you are one angry person. Right wing people, no matter what faith they follow, have nothing else but to spread hate. Lets chill all and see what the educated and intelligent people among us say. Those who put their energies behind positive thoughts like Mother Terressa, Nelson Mandella, Abdul Satar Edhi etc. The are both Muslims and christian and they lived in the same world in which you and I live. But their positive thoughts have helped millions. Thats what true religions said. Not like those crazies who in the name of God murder others.

Answer 4

I asked my friend who lived in pakistan about it and she says it's not about the religion at all. It's just an excuse. The society and culture of the region is uncivilized and ignorant. They don't care about religion at all.

Answer 5

Are you talking about CIA black ops groups,ie; Ben Laden?

With the help of mendacious, avaricious, and highly sophisticated hucksters like James Dobson, Jerry Falwell, and Ted Haggard, the American plutocracy has packaged and commercialized spirituality like an Extra Value Meal at McDonald’s. You want fast food salvation done the American way? Look for the Golden Crosses, zip into the drive-through, drop some donation money, and accept Christ as your savior! Forget spiritual pain or sacrifice. Jesus died to grant you a path to easy street. So be on your merry way with your Big Mac of two all beef patties and guaranteed eternity in heaven. Chase it down with an enchanting Golgotha collector’s cup filled with smug certainty that you are now morally superior to the rest of humanity. Savor a side of Schadenfreude fries delightfully spiced with visions of the abject torment the “heathens” will face when Jesus the Avenger returns to Earth to smite the sinners.

Acknowledging that not all those comprising the Religious Right are created equal, and that there is a great deal of diversity amongst their beliefs and practices, there is enough commonality to conclude that the malefactors at the helm of the US have leveraged the hateful, narrow-minded beliefs of enough of these fanatics to garner sufficient support to commit egregious acts of torture, passive mass murder (New Orleans ring a bell?), massive slaughter under the guise of military intervention, and theft of public funds.

Men like Dobson shepherd their flocks to vote for bellicose champions of the wealthy because these “moral stalwarts” have pledged their undying support to a "culture of life". Despite their "devotion" to making abortion illegal, ending the use of human embryos (even those which would otherwise be discarded) for stem cell research, and denying equal rights to 5-10% of our population (gays and lesbians), the power brokers have perpetually been incapable of making good on their promises. While championing these “family values”, they have mesmerized their Religious Right followers into supporting the false dichotomy of Christianity vs. Islam, an imperialistic and murderous agenda in Iraq and throughout the Middle East, and domestic policies which significantly erode the economic well-being of their radical Christian base (and the rest of us amongst the working class). Thomas Frank explored this mind-blowing phenomenon in great detail in his book, What's the Matter with Kansas.

Answer 6

Pat Robertson

Answer 7

Mother Theresa?

Answer 8

Whose perspective? There are over 30,000 dead Iraqi civilians do you think they accept George W. and his generals Christianity. How about the Afghanis? Someone used the word crusade. I don't think we can repair these relationships for another century.

Answer 9

Nobody.

Answer 10

Satin