oh, please, look a little closer. Jan Huss, the leader of the Anabaptist movement (baptism as an adult) was burned to death. The Hugenots, French protestant s were killed and chased throuour Europe and settled everywhere. The Mormons, another Christian sect were persected, illed, banned, and chased through the whole United States in the last century. It is the catholic church that has lots to answer for.

I think the problem stems from ignorance of what people are doing. They think they have the answer when they have no idea what the question is, or how to define it, or how to research either.

Those damn christian missionaries who did their best to wipe out indigenous cultures during colonialism. Or perhaps they're still doing it. We get American mormons out here in Aust. FFS Australians are descended from convicts. A more irreverent, cynical bunch I challenge you to find.

I would say that the effort was more than collaborative but, in whole, a christian effort. Hitler stated as much and was hailed from the pulpit in the Vatican every year on his birthday after the untimely death of the anti-Nazi Pope Pius X, thus suceeded by pro-Nazi Pope Pius XI. He states that he is “doing god’s work” multiple times in Mein Kampf. All soldiers had “gott mit unz” (god with us) inscribed on the belt buckles of their uniforms. While people use the argument that Mein Kampf was just propaganda using god aimed at recruiting christians to the cause, I would argue that even if it was just that, it certainly did a good job at doing so and that those christian “values” did nothing to keep them from averting their attention at the atrocities performed under Nazi rule.

Just the atrocities in this country alone should bring shame and humility to our so-called "Christian" nation; unfortunately, it seems they have very short memories when it comes to their own failings.

The comments below the article were quite interesting also. Good post.

How about christian terrorism? Anti-balaka in Central African Republic, Eastern Lightning in China, and LRA (Joseph Kony) in Uganda. There some more current atrocities.

Good post. I would also add the witch trial in Salem, MA that was done by the Puritans.

Excellent post. Thank you.

It illustrates the power of words and how they influence our culture and how someone, somewhere along the line will pay with their lives.

This is an issue of unacknowledged privilege and I'm dismayed to see such narratives rearing their ugly heads on this site.

Today has been the subject of pesky 'political correctness' and how the snowflakes are ruining everyone else's fun.