Did anyone watch the PBS special on the Inquisition last night?

Question

Scary stuff.

Answer 1

Yes it was interesting that Catholics made a saint of one of the inquisators, the inquisator sounded like a madman in religious carb

Answer 2

This islamic attitude to science, mathematics and learning was so foreign in Europe that it was considered heresy and blasphemy.

The Church was so fanatically opposed to free thought and scientific research that they blamed the Renaissance on Islam.

In revenge for undermining the awesome power of the Church (and planting a seed for Europe to emerge out of the Dark Ages) ,the Pope killed or baptised by force all the Muslims (and Jews) in Spain.

Then the Pope and Church along with loyal Kngs started the Crusades to make sure Islam would not reach any further into Europe with their "heretical views".

The Islamic view of One God, no original sin, and the belief that there should be NO Religious hierarchy and NO organized church was a total slap in the face of Christiandom.

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“The Renaissance of Europe did not take place in the 15th century. Rather it began when Europe learned from the culture of the Arabs. The cradle of European awakening is not Italy. It is the Muslim Spain.” (Robert Briffault, The Making Of Mankind)

“The Christian World came to wage crusades against Muslims but eventually knelt before them to gain knowledge. They were spellbound to see that Muslims were owners of a culture that was far superior to their own. The Dark Ages of Europe were illuminated by nothing but the beacon of Muslim Civilization.” (F.J.C Hearushaw, The Science of History.)


Only atheists have the intellectual honesty to document the Islamic Achievements :
http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/cairo-autumn.html


http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/damascus-spring.html


http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/baghdad-summer.html




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Answer 3

The inquisition was evil in its true form! These were not christians that did this, but evil men.

Answer 4

Watched it twice and recorded it. Now, I'll get the books and compare them to the script that was used.

Answer 5

No - I didn't know it was on. But I am glad that the ugly TRUTH about the church and Christianity are FINALLY getting out to the masses! Most Christians would be horrified if they ever read the ENTIRE Bible and found out what it REALLY says, or learned about how evil the church really is.

Answer 6

Yes....it's one thing to learn about it in books, and quite another to be dragged through it via documentary. My husband was watching it while I was here on Y!A....very painful, even peripherally.....

Answer 7

It's part of why we had a Reformation.
But these things still happen today in Islamic countries.
And In American Internment camps, shame on the current shame-filled administration.

Answer 8

Couldn't stand it you could be accused of Heresy for believing in God during that time Sadly for some it never ended.

Answer 9

Yes. It was excellent. Very accurate.

Answer 10

I watched america's next top model:)