vizunary on 07 June 2007
| mrstickball said: Unlike other religions, Christianity's primary spreading didn't occur by the sword, as many other religions did, but through peaceful means in despite of incredible resistance during Nero's reign, and the reign of other certainly anti-Christian kings and emperors of the time. To me, a strong proof that in the face of incredible opposition, established the worlds largest religion and set of beliefs. |
The Spainards that arrived in the new world had the permission and the instructions from the Pope, there by the word of God himself, to convert by any means necessary any pagans that they encountered. They successfully destroyed two entire civilizations and many different cultures. Expeditions and settlers to North America did the same, and enjoyed using God to justify the eradication of Native Americans, though greed and fear or hatred of those unknown is far more likely.
Even Hitler may have been given the "thumbs up" by Pope Pius XII(this is still being debated)
I recommend that everyone follow their own beliefs, I just do not have any faith in "organized religion." Like any other institution it seems to oft times have its own agenda.
