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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (63712)1/30/2008 7:31:46 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 90947
 
I talk about the Spanish inquisition being a long time ago, so you come up with Emperor Constantine. Your heading in the wrong direction...

Wars of the reformation, ok well your getting closer but not by much.

IRA is more nationalist than religious. And it isn't a response to a situation when "an outrageous insult toward Christians is perpetrated in the name of art or literature"

Murders of doctors who do abortions?

Hardly a mass movement, and again not a response to insulting Christianity or to art or literature.

All of which isn't very relevant to the point that its pretty hard to find a violent reaction from Christian these days in response to someone insulting Christianity. Violent reaction from Islamic radicals? That's not so hard to find.

The author basically says Christians don't tend to have a large violent response when someone insults their religion. You point out the distant past, and situations that aren't based on insults to religion.



To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (63712)1/30/2008 8:24:16 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 90947
 
Christians have changed a little from Contantine and Torquemada
's time.

Tens of millions of Christians believe abortion is murder, but you can count the number who have commited violence over this on your fingers. And those small number are not considered heroes but criminals by the rest.