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My life changed tonight...
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<blockquote data-quote="suaveflooder" data-source="post: 12214917" data-attributes="member: 43389"><p>This is such a juvenile and narrow minded way to think. You use the crusades as though "Christianity" was the drive for them. Think what you want but there is a much deeper root than religion. No matter what was given as the excuse there is a much deeper reason for the push into new territory/search for power and wealth.</p><p></p><p>(note: I do know that these were different time period, but the idea is the same. Saying you were doing something "in the name of Christ" was an excuse or a front for what the true intentions behind what the movement was)</p><p></p><p>Just read a story today about a shipwreck in the early 1600's on the Chinese shore. Instead of helping these traders out, the Chinese stole from them and if met with any resistance, beheaded them accusing them of being pirates (which was untrue). </p><p></p><p>This was a common occurrence in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries as the world was getting "bigger" due to the increase in the knowledge of geography and as different cultures began to intermingle. The world was a very violent place. My point is that no matter who the people were claiming they were killing for (emperor, Islam, the queen, or Jesus Christ) there were other intentions at hand.</p><p></p><p>Now I want you to think about this because you tend to focus on the negatives of religion. How many BILLIONS of people has religion helped and not harmed? (answer is more than a billion)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="suaveflooder, post: 12214917, member: 43389"] This is such a juvenile and narrow minded way to think. You use the crusades as though "Christianity" was the drive for them. Think what you want but there is a much deeper root than religion. No matter what was given as the excuse there is a much deeper reason for the push into new territory/search for power and wealth. (note: I do know that these were different time period, but the idea is the same. Saying you were doing something "in the name of Christ" was an excuse or a front for what the true intentions behind what the movement was) Just read a story today about a shipwreck in the early 1600's on the Chinese shore. Instead of helping these traders out, the Chinese stole from them and if met with any resistance, beheaded them accusing them of being pirates (which was untrue). This was a common occurrence in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries as the world was getting "bigger" due to the increase in the knowledge of geography and as different cultures began to intermingle. The world was a very violent place. My point is that no matter who the people were claiming they were killing for (emperor, Islam, the queen, or Jesus Christ) there were other intentions at hand. Now I want you to think about this because you tend to focus on the negatives of religion. How many BILLIONS of people has religion helped and not harmed? (answer is more than a billion) [/QUOTE]
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