I don’t hate Muslims en masse or have any particular objection to Islam over other religions, but it’s time for Islam to have some sort of reformation. Turkey’s general moderation of Islam is a good start.

The same could be said about all belief systems. Nationalism has motivated people to kill tens of millions.

Of course atheism is a belief system. It is not rooted in fact, since the existence of God(s) cannot be proved or disproved.

“Name one leader who has committed atrocities in the name of so called “Atheism” lmao”

Pol Pot.

“the smartest generation with the highest chance of saving our planet,”

I don’t see any evidence that millennials are smarter or stand a higher chance of ‘saving the planet’ than any generation before.

Climate change is ongoing, and most anyone does to save it results in short-sighted or masturbatory efforts. And the…

“Nazis were Protestant. Do some research.”

That’s the most sweeping generalization you could make. ‘Nazis were Protestant’. NO. SOME Nazis were protestant. Some were Russian. Some were Croatian. Some were Muslim. A good amount were atheist/agnostic. Do some research.

Since when is Christianity responsible for the Atlantic slave trade? Is Islam responsible for it as well, since they abetted the trade from Africa? How about the animist beliefs of the Africans who sold prisoners off to slavery?

Is Christianity alternatively responsible for ENDING slavery as an institution?

“and another 125,000 or so dying from torture/prison.”

Where are you getting that number from?

“At the 450th anniversary of Luther’s birth, which took place only a few months after the Nazi Party began its seizure of power in 1933, there were celebrations conducted on a large scale both by the Protestant Churches and…

To blame Christianity for the Taiping Rebellion is quite a stretch.

The Ottomans did not defend themselves all the way up to the walls of Vienna. The Great Turkish War was a defensive conflict for Christian nations. Does Christianity get assigned blame for it simply for existing as an opponent?

Why are you blaming…

You mean belief system, not religion. Most wars were rooted in religious conflict.

“I made reference to the bible, because specific numbers are mentioned, and that shows that Christianity itself is aware of their ‘vengeful God’.”

Which almost exclusively are from the Old Testament. Do you also accredit that to Judaism & Islam as well?

“ Inquisitions were methods of jury trialing non-Christians. I am…

I’m interested in Vahalla (which I’m going to continue spelling this way). Any recommendations for it?

That’s the kind of nuanced stance I can support.

Thank you. :) You brought up the same points I did, only more eloquently.

But those answers did not suffice to prove “ ALL Christians ... have been a major force of death and destruction all of history. mmmmmm tasty data.”

You provided some examples that demonstrate Christianity has been a driver in some historical death and destruction, but evidence indicates it accounts for a very small…

If the OP meant a majority of people who ‘make a big deal about not having sex before marriage’, fine. I understood his comment to be directed at all Christians who, in general, are against sexual relations outside of marriage. Though that doesn’t always correspond with practice.

Political creeds and various ideologies (looking at you, nationalism) have been far greater drivers of conflict than religion has been. The fact that Christianity/religion has been the cause of most deaths/wars in history is an off-hand comment, not a serious claim.

While reprehensible, neither of the two on a global scale could be termed as ‘major events’ of death & destruction. I’d dare to say that there’s probably at least one mass shooting a year in the United States that eclipses the Salem Witch Trials (which I assume you’re referring to due to the capitalization).

No, just claimed the majority. Then a statistic was supplied to back up that argument using a minority subset.

The majority of the opponents to Nazi Germany were Christian. If Christianity bears the burden of Nazism, then does Christianity get credit for defeating it as well? There were also Muslims, atheists, and agnostics that were Nazis and/or fighting alongside Nazi Germany. Do those get blamed for Nazi crimes?

“Regardless of your views or your religion, more people have died ‘in the name God’ then any other cause in human history. ”

That’s a widely claimed pop-history statistic, but it’s grossly incorrect. The vast majority of deaths in human history have stemmed from disease & famine. But if you only meant to reference…