Re: Hell II (Was: Rational thought etc.)

On May 12, 3:31 pm, "s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
[snip]
> The Crusades were a response to the islamic invasion of North Africa
> through to Spain and south-east Europe.

Are you seriously saying that it was OK to run ammock and slaughter
people so they would not be slaughtered by the other varaint of your
own faith?



> the Inquisitions, [snip]. It was a matter of
> obey the Vatican or else!

IE Church sanctioned murder, theft, displacement and power-grabbing.
Thanks for clearing that up, Gladys.



> the Conquistadors came about as the Spaniards went
> into parts of the Americas. Understandable that the
> native peoples resisted, and the Spaniards fired back
> with superior weapons. One of many tragedies as Europeans
> moved out into the previously  unknown world  following
> Columbus's voyage and motivated by the loss of access
> to the east by the Moslem blockage of the trade routes.

1) Are you seriously saying it was accepatble for the
   Conquistadors to shoot the natives because the
   natives objected to the invasion?

2) Are you seriusly saying that the Conquistador
   invasion of South America s OK because they
   could not invade elsewehere (because elswhere
    was being invaded by a variant of tha same
    religion!)