Comments on: Religion Kills - Crimes Against Humanity by Christianity

By: ty1908

ty1908 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:11:01 +0000

You forgot the african slaves alot who were muslim 250 years by christians and the indians and aztecs, incas, ect. I can go on . But my time is limited.

By: Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:50:17 +0000

Religion is just a tool for controlling masses.
The most important thing is that we have no right to harm other human being or mother nature.I can call myself a man with no religion,but neither am I agnostic nor atheist.I believe there is an omnipresent being called God that oversees everything in the universe.
To all bloggers here,we must not judge any religion just by the deeds of few bad apples.There are good and evil people from any religion.Prejudice destroy rational thinking.A person of different views from us is not always our enemy.This applies to religion.
For religious fanatic atrocities,it is regretable.A true believer and upholder of Christianity,Islam,Buddhism or Hinduism will only do good,not atrocities.
By the way,Aby,are you agnostic?

By: erielhonan

erielhonan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:41:52 +0000

PS: I think Mormon Dan’s church is still miffed at losing their own bid to “redefine” marriage as polygamy. That’s why they couldn’t spend enough to support Prop 8 and stomp gay people in California and elsewhere.

By: erielhonan

erielhonan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:37:59 +0000

Religion, ALL RELIGION, is a deadly and addictive poison for weak minds. Humanity quite apparently is prone to it’s woeful attractions, and the only thing that we the reasoning can hope for is that humanity never, ever escapes from this solar system to wreak it’s havoc elsewhere in the beautiful Universe. One day even this sun will die, humanity will die long before that. Most probably from being stupid, selfish, and greedy apes that will never learn not to s**t where we must eat or stop killing our brothers and sisters. We can at least thank our non-existent sky daddy for that much of a consolation.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:23:26 +0000

The article is interesting, but I see no reason why one set of people alone should take the blame. Everyone is very good when they are a minority. First of all, only the people really interested in the faith follow it, and secondly, one is in no position to create trouble. When a faith or philosophy becomes a majority, then every one wants to join it to profit from it and secondly, there is no call to be polite to the others anymore. Please correct me if I am wrong.

As examples of excesses by all communities, I quote the following:
1. Christian history in Europe and the colonies after the time of Constantine I, till the 1800s.
2. Judaism during the Kitos revolt, the sack of Jerusalem by the Persians and the Hebrew kingdom in current day Yemen.
3. Jihad in Islam, and treatment of the “kafirs” from 600 Ad till now.
4. Even though Hinduism is more tolerant (Jewish communitites from around 500 BC, Christian communites from 52 AD and Parsee communities from 700 AD have existed in Hindu lands), atrocities have been commited during the Sangha dynasty (when Buddhists were killed en masse), Pandyan Dynasty in the II Sangham age (when Jainists were killed), 1857 rebellion, and the Partition of India, with incidents (Gujrat, Orrisa) happening even in this day and age.
5. Buddhists in Thailand and Sri Lanka, with the killings even up till 2009. Can one also classify the Japanese as Buddhists? Tibet itself had seen interesting incidents when she was independent.
6. Zorastrian persecution of the Christians till the destruction of the Sassanid empire.
7. Aethists, during the French revolution and the reign of terror.
8. Communists in the Soviet lands, China, Vietnam, Combodia, Ethiopia, Cuba, and the Spanish Civil War.
9. “Pagans” during the Roman empire, the Wendish rebellion etc.

By: Rokan

Rokan — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:37:22 +0000

Abhramic religions are violent..and I mean it. All of them.

Follow Dharmic religion, Buddists and Jains and most of the Hindus. Very peaceful people.

By: Frank Li

Frank Li — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:34:45 +0000

Response to Katana
“A lot of what is presented is regrettably true but isn’t it harsh on today’s Christians who are mostly peace loving folks and have no connection with the violent past?” Not true at all, as countless evidence show that religious fanatic Christians are largely ignorant and more prone to use religion as an excuse for violence, like the so called War on Terrorism.

By: Dan Burress

Dan Burress — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:54:13 +0000

As a Christian let me say this: While it is true that many atrocities have been comitted by groups wearing the garb of Christianity,Their actions were inexcusable. To be a Christian is to have a personal relationship with Christ and be redeemed from the penalty of sin,saved at the terrible price Jesus’s sacrifice for us personally.This kind of faith cannot hold hands with violence or hate.

While it is neccessary to take a stand on moral issues the stance is not one of a holier than thou fanatic.It is a quiet resolve to share the source of life and true happiness.I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.Lately we have been the object of hate and resentment over the Marriage issue in California.The Savior would have us return insults with compassion and ridicule with the meaasge of redemtion .Part of that message is that none of us is beyond saving regardless of our past.Christ is more than willing to make his home within us if we will only come.In the process he understans issues like gender confusion and same sex attraction.Inthe process of time these issues are dealt with and you are cleansed and forgiven.He is always near to lean upon in the hour of need or temptation. This the real message of Christ that he loves us personally in ways we dont understand.John Wesley wrote a hymn Called ”Oh for a thousand tounges to sing!” My favorite Stanza is this one;

Speaking of Christ Wesley writes:

”He breaks the power of cancelled sin! He sets the prisnor free! His blood can make the foulest clean,His blood availed for me”!

I hope that this will be true for you as it was for me .All you have to do is come.He is waiting.

Yours in Christ,Dan.

By: frank

frank — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:20:52 +0000

we need to rmember one thing, religion is power, when it can not be impose by preaching will be impose by the sword, it does not matter what religion, the end porpose of any conglomeration or group of people is the get strong by adding foloower.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:30:36 +0000

P.S. Im not trying to anger anyone, all i am saying is if you look at it from this perspective than it makes these peoples’ crimes even worse because they are getting off scott-free with absolutly no reprocussions.