During a speech in Hawaii, Secretary of State John Kerry said the global impact of climate change is “the biggest challenge of all that we face right now.”
Tell that to Christians in Muslim countries.
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heck…tell ANYONE who doesn’t believe the correct brand of radical islam.
I would have though potatoes would be somehow involved.
Emperor Karl (Charlemagne) in 782 had 4500 Saxons, unwilling to convert to Christianity, beheaded.
Humphrey Gilbert, half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, ordered that “the heddes of all those (of what sort soever thei were) which were killed in the daie, should be cutte off from their bodies… and should bee laied on the ground by eche side of the waie”, which effort to civilize the Irish indeed caused “greate terrour to the people when thei sawe the heddes of their dedde fathers, brothers, children, kinsfolke, and freinds on the grounde”.
Tens of thousands of Gaelic Irish fell victim to the carnage
17th century: Catholics sack the city of Magdeburg/Germany: roughly 30,000 Protestants were slain. “In a single church fifty women were found beheaded,” reported poet Friedrich Schiller, “and infants still sucking the breasts of their lifeless mothers.”
Albigensians: the first Crusade intended to slay other Christians.
The Albigensians…viewed themselves as good Christians, but would not accept roman Catholic rule, and taxes, and prohibition of birth control.
Begin of violence: on command of pope Innocent III (greatest single pre-nazi mass murderer) in 1209. Bezirs (today France) 7/22/1209 destroyed, all the inhabitants were slaughtered. Victims (including Catholics refusing to turn over their heretic neighbours and friends) 20,000-70,000
#4 – jw,
It’s not all climate change and islam.
It’s just humans being human.
I’ve studied history and formed a few basic assumptions.
1. People are the same all over.
2. If it’s happened before, it can happen again.
3. Skin color, race, religion, culture, education, age, gender – none of those things really matter – they’re just surface details.
4. The only real difference between any two people who ever lived that really matters – is in the choices they make.
5. Make good choices.
You seem to suggest that atrocities committed by Christians, or atrocities committed in the name of Christ are somehow more atrocious.
Perhaps they are, in the sense that the Christians have a better example to follow, and so should know better.
i actually agree with almost everything you say. i feel a need to mention Christian atrocities, not because they are worse, but because they exist. a situation that is ignored by many.
Maybe he could have broken up the riots in Ferguson by going down there and asking everyone: “Is it just me, or does it seem a lot warmer here? None of this would have happened before global warming. Everyone was just chill before that.”
Cookies and Bacon!
Two of my favorite things! Hmmm… bacon wrapped cookies?
When modern Christians hear about atrocities committed by Christians in the past, they feel ashamed.
When modern Islamic radicals hear about atrocities committed by Muslims in the past, they say, “Ah, the good old days!”
That too is a choice.
“When modern Christians hear about atrocities committed by Christians in the past, they feel ashamed.”
that hasn’t been my experience. whereas most seem to be ignorant of the past, when informed they tend to respond with denial or with excuses and hatred. lots of hatred.
a book that you might find interesting as a student of history. published in 1782, but your library can get it via interlibrary loan:
“An History of the Corruptions of Christianity” by Joseph Priestley.
not about violence, just history of the church at that time.
heck…tell ANYONE who doesn’t believe the correct brand of radical islam.
I would have though potatoes would be somehow involved.
Yes, climate change is responsible for the beheading of thousands of people…pass it on.
@1 Blarg… Potatoes can not be the problem as long as Heinz Ketchup is used on French fries
@2 zzyzx
Emperor Karl (Charlemagne) in 782 had 4500 Saxons, unwilling to convert to Christianity, beheaded.
Humphrey Gilbert, half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, ordered that “the heddes of all those (of what sort soever thei were) which were killed in the daie, should be cutte off from their bodies… and should bee laied on the ground by eche side of the waie”, which effort to civilize the Irish indeed caused “greate terrour to the people when thei sawe the heddes of their dedde fathers, brothers, children, kinsfolke, and freinds on the grounde”.
Tens of thousands of Gaelic Irish fell victim to the carnage
17th century: Catholics sack the city of Magdeburg/Germany: roughly 30,000 Protestants were slain. “In a single church fifty women were found beheaded,” reported poet Friedrich Schiller, “and infants still sucking the breasts of their lifeless mothers.”
Albigensians: the first Crusade intended to slay other Christians.
The Albigensians…viewed themselves as good Christians, but would not accept roman Catholic rule, and taxes, and prohibition of birth control.
Begin of violence: on command of pope Innocent III (greatest single pre-nazi mass murderer) in 1209. Bezirs (today France) 7/22/1209 destroyed, all the inhabitants were slaughtered. Victims (including Catholics refusing to turn over their heretic neighbours and friends) 20,000-70,000
yep, its all climate change and islam.
#4 – jw,
It’s not all climate change and islam.
It’s just humans being human.
I’ve studied history and formed a few basic assumptions.
1. People are the same all over.
2. If it’s happened before, it can happen again.
3. Skin color, race, religion, culture, education, age, gender – none of those things really matter – they’re just surface details.
4. The only real difference between any two people who ever lived that really matters – is in the choices they make.
5. Make good choices.
You seem to suggest that atrocities committed by Christians, or atrocities committed in the name of Christ are somehow more atrocious.
Perhaps they are, in the sense that the Christians have a better example to follow, and so should know better.
@5 4of7
i actually agree with almost everything you say. i feel a need to mention Christian atrocities, not because they are worse, but because they exist. a situation that is ignored by many.
@5 4of7 – Cookies to you, Sir.
Well said.
@5, 7 – Adding a side of bacon to those cookies…
Don’t you people get it?? You can’t bomb GLOBAL WARMING™!! It will kill us all!!! Within 200 years, everyone reading this will be DEAD!
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Tell that to Christians, Jew, Muslims, Hindus and even atheists in
Muslimall countriesDo Muslim climatologists believe global warming is the “will of Allah”?
Maybe he could have broken up the riots in Ferguson by going down there and asking everyone: “Is it just me, or does it seem a lot warmer here? None of this would have happened before global warming. Everyone was just chill before that.”
Cookies and Bacon!
Two of my favorite things! Hmmm… bacon wrapped cookies?
When modern Christians hear about atrocities committed by Christians in the past, they feel ashamed.
When modern Islamic radicals hear about atrocities committed by Muslims in the past, they say, “Ah, the good old days!”
That too is a choice.
@12 4of7
“When modern Christians hear about atrocities committed by Christians in the past, they feel ashamed.”
that hasn’t been my experience. whereas most seem to be ignorant of the past, when informed they tend to respond with denial or with excuses and hatred. lots of hatred.
a book that you might find interesting as a student of history. published in 1782, but your library can get it via interlibrary loan:
“An History of the Corruptions of Christianity” by Joseph Priestley.
not about violence, just history of the church at that time.