[the truth]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Honestly I don't feel that Christianity was ever hijacked. We like to think these days that religion was just used as an excuse for bad people to do bad things - it wasn't. Their actions were directly linked to their beliefs, they were motivated just as much by genuine religious zeal as they were for any money or land. It's hard for us to appreciate today in a time where we are pretty indifferent to religion, where for most of us it doesn't impact our lives or our decisions, but it did used to. Most of those who fought Europe's wars of religion were completely confident that God was on their side, that they were justified in massacring the other side because they had forsaken true religion. I'm not talking about oppressing backwards people or targeting a few witches, the whole of Europe tore itself apart over their differing interpretations of Christianity. Sorry if that doesn't fit the happy clappy, love thy neighbour aspect of Christianity but it's true, and where they needed biblical justification for their violence they found it, and were better acquainted with the Bible and the history of Christianity than you or I.

the monarchy are greedy mass murderers and would always find justification for their lust for more power and greed...perverting Christs wonderful words are just one of the weapons they pervert, ultimately though its about greed and power for land control wealth resources knowledge...blaming the magnificent teachings of Christ for the mass murderers in the palace is as absurd as blaming you and me for the black death in 1666....these are greedy evil people. irrelevant to the words of Christ