God Kefka wrote:Totally Not Leningrad Union wrote:I think that the mentality that your religion is automatically the right one and that you need to convert everyone else is just terrible. It disgusts me that Christian missionaries want to convert everyone and that Islamic nations punish people for not believing in Islam. People should start to recognize they could be wrong and it is bad to force things on people.
What does everyone think?
Christianity has always been a tool of oppression and imperialism...
i am not surprised...
Can I just say, this was mainly when Catholicism was the main denomination. The Catholic faith at the time of the Crusades and Inquisitions and stuff had fallen into corruption and were 'drifting away' from the Bible's teachings (hence the Reformation). Nowadays, they wouldn't get away with invading somewhere in the name of their religion (although fanatical Muslims seem to be able to), and would be unlikely to want to invade somewhere in the first place.
During the years of the Early Church, Christians were persecuted and executed for their faith. Being forced into gladiatorial arenas and being ripped to shreds by lions and bears was commonplace for them. Clearly, during this stage and modern day, Christianity has not been a 'tool of oppression and imperialism'. So there.