How many of the wars on this Earth were instigated and initiated by 'christians' in the 'name' of their 'god'?

Question

I am truly curious to find out of all the wars, actions, police actions, black bag operations work (known to those in the field as wet work), etc., etc., etc. are initiated and instigated by 'christians' in the 'name' of their so-called 'beneficient', 'loving', 'kind', 'caring', etc., etc., etc. 'creator' 'god' and 'trinity'? What truly beneficient, loving, kind, caring and REAL God or Goddess would have their people commit genocides the way even their own texts and religious documents ADMIT they have throughout time? How many have died not to return to their loved ones on this Earth because of this 'god'? How many more people will die in the 'name' of their 'god' before he has satiated his bloodlust?! And this is beneficient? This is loving? This is kind? This is caring? This is anything BUT!!!!!! This is INSANITY!!!!!!

Answer 1

The Crusades - a holy war against Muslim infidels to take back possession of the Holy Land

The persecution of pagan intellectuals in Greece under Zeno and the persecution of pagans in Rome by the sons of of the emperor Constantine - Constantius and Constans

The Saxon Wars and persecution of non-Christians by Charlemagne

Persecution of pagans by Christian king Olaf I of Norway

Witch-hunts in the late middle ages to counter gnostic influences of the Cathars and Bogomils in Europe

The Medieval Inquisition, Spanish Inquisition, and Portugese Inquisition, and the Goa Inquisition (persecution of Hindus by Christians)

Execution of Mennonites in the Netherlands in 1554 by Catholic authorities

Oliver Cromwell's conquest of Ireland in 1559 which led to the death of 600,000 people or nearly half the Irish population.

The French Wars of Religion from 1562 to 1598 between Catholics and Protestants

The violent Christianization of native Americans in Mexico in the 1500's by the conquistadors

The persecution of Jesuits in Great Britain in the 1600's

The forced drowning of 100 Protestants in Ireland in 1641

The Thirty Years' War, English Civil War, French Wars of Religion in Europe in the 17th century

The Salem Witch Trials in the U.S. in the 1690's

The expulsion of 20,000 Salzburger Lutherans from Austria, many of which froze to death in 1731

Late 19th century vigilante activities in the U.S. South to include lynching, murder, attempted murder, rape, beating, tar-and-feathering, and whipping by American Protestant white-supremecist groups like the KKK

Christian persecution of Buddhism in Vietnam caused the deaths of eight unarmed Buddhist civilians in 1963

Bombings of abortion clinics by Eric Robert Rudolph, Clayton Waagner, and David McMenemy, and by members of the Army of God, a Christian paramilitary group

The ongoing conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Ireland

Ethnic cleansing of Albanian muslims in Serbia from 1992 and 1999

Ethnic cleansing, bombings, and forced gunpoint conversions by the The National Liberation Front of Tripura, a Fundamentalist Christian militant group in India

The attack, murder, and beheading of two Muslim fishermen in September 2006 by a Christian mob in Indonesia

The loss of jobs, and homes, and places of business in recent decades by Wiccans in the U.S. due to the incorrect assumption that they worship Satan.

The war in Iraq (mostly about oil, but partly about Fundamentalism Christianity)

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However, you could make a list the same length for most any other religion.....

Answer 2

I'm not a Christian (used to be... would like to find the true God if he exists) but this is one thing that has always baffled me. I believe the bible does indeed say that all things are being done by the counsel of Gods will... so everything that happens is the will of God? Why would a loving God put billions of people on the planet knowing since before he created them that they wouldn't turn to him, thus damning themselves? This is one thing that caused me to turn away from it all. However, a thought still remains in my mind. If God is love and love never fails... then perhaps if God does indeed exist maybe he never did put humans on Earth knowing they'd endure eternal torment. Maybe *no one* is going to endure eternal torment. And that everything indeed does happen for a reason. Maybe earth is a training ground for all of humanity that God himself is the loving father of and that eventually; all will be saved. I don't think he could claim to be just, and all loving, and merciful until forever if this wasn't the case... I don't know. I'm just rambling. As for now, I'm pretty much an atheist. I do somewhat believe in a higher power, but not the God that is advertised by mainstream Christianity. If it *is* the mainstream God of Christianity, maybe he's nothing like the mass majority of Christians paint him out to be. Maybe he is the father of everyone and most Christians have him all mixed up. If this were true, I think I'd return to him in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it is...

Answer 3

Less than 1%. Wars are mostly concentrated between 1095 and 1648 and not even all of the conflicts in this time period are religious, take the 100 Years War for instance. After that religion takes a back seat to national policy/defense and resource acquisition. If you want proof read a history book.

Answer 4

about as many as heathens that have warred for their gods. is your point that christians are humans with flaws? then, hooray! you "proved" it! if your problem is christianity itself, then, you have a problem, because we have a right to exist, whether you like it or not. and what is your problem with orphanages, nursing homes, soup kitchens, shelters etc? how many of these were established in the name of baal? krishna? mohammed? look, if you donb't want to be a christian, then don't be one. the least you could do is examine your own life and how you contribute to the world, rather than rant and rave about time gone by and no one can change. grow up!

Answer 5

You're blaming God for the stupidity of the human race.People became so evil and immoral in the Bible,until that was the only way to remove them.People do and will do horrible things in the name of God.Since when did you become God's judge?

Answer 6

How many of the wars on the earth were instigated and initiated by 'atheists'?

Stop blaming God for the things men do.

You obviously do not know God.

Answer 7

All wars were instigated and initiated by materialistic people in the name of religion.

The Real Ideological Root of Terrorism DARWINISM AND MATERIALISM

www.islamdenouncesterrorism.com/darwinism_materialism.html

Answer 8

Not one. The crusades involved a lot of men who put on shirts with red crosses and then slaughtered people for the Roman Empire. They were NOT Christian.

By the way - this question qualifies as a rant and will be deleted forthwith.

Answer 9

First, I agree with everyone else: go learn some actual history. Secondly, do you mean "benevolent" because I am not sure if beneficient is even a word?

Answer 10

Jesus said my kingdom isn't of this world if it were then would my servants fight. So somewhere down the libe some of his servants may have gotten a litte side tracked. Now how do we account for the communist slaughters 43 million. And in such a relativey short time span. Of course you never mention this INSANITY!

Answer 11

This from a guy who believes that Christianity was invented by aliens from planet Nibiru...