
Originally Posted by
diem
[color=navy]^^Let us please not forget about the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, Salem Witch trials and the during the European colonization of New World-- The Catholic Church and Christian sects inspired men to subdue aboriginal civilizations and societies using brutal means, all in the name and glory of God.
And didn't also Christ proclaim, "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." Matthew 10:34.
This can be interpreted by extremist Christians as a call to war against others, doesn't it?
Yes, viewing this way, one could be said that Islam and Christianity are the same, both their histories are stained with blood, their foundations built upon the dead bodies of many peoples.