Great terms has been done past times those calling themselves Christian. Critics (especially atheists) are eager to scream for this out.(1)
However, criticisms of Christianity are oft half-truths.
The Crusades for example.
How many times accept you lot heard the Crusades brought upwards without mentioning they were a answer to vehement Muslim aggression? Muslims had previously captured the Holy Land, destroyed churches as well as killed Christians who refused to convert to Islam.
Aspects of the Crusades were terribly wrong,(2) but they should hold upwards seat inwards historical context.
And why non cite the evil done past times atheism? Atheistic Communism terrorized as well as oppressed one-half of Europe for forty years. Stalin lonely killed 20-60 million.(3)
Lastly, nosotros take away to await at the whole picture. Christianity has built to a greater extent than schools as well as hospitals, helped to a greater extent than needy as well as outcast, as well as brought promise to to a greater extent than people than atheism e'er will. The skillful far outweighs the bad.
Let's recognize sin committed inwards the scream of Christ, but let's hold upwards honest most it.
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(1) I believe most of the evil done inwards the scream of Christ is done past times nominal Christians, non genuine believers. To justice Christianity past times the bad cases is non intellectually honest.
(2) The slaughter of Jews during the Crusades was peculiarly evil, but fades inwards comparing to Nazi Germany.
(3) This is an estimate, but as well as then much of Stalin's evil practices were kept subway scheme that it's difficult to hold upwards accurate.
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