The Paradox of Power....

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Are you fucking kidding me?!
The catholic church rose to dominate because of guns, germs, and steel.  Just ask the natives of the western hemisphere.  

Please for the love of dog look at the history of the catholic church and then tell me with a straight face that it was "lovingly" given to the people of the world.

They "endured" at the expense of every one and anyone that would not give them everything they wanted.

in the first few centuries the christians were the persecuted then after about 350 AD once they became recognized and in power they quickly became the persecutors.  They would still be that way today if it weren't for key events in history.

The church's hands are dripping with centuries of blood.

With a straight face.I can tell you that this a load of rubbish and nothing more,The church did not kill anyone,except in the crusades due to the Muslims attack in holy land so for the defence of holy land.The Crusades were born from the violent aggression of Islam, which had conquered ancient Christian territory in the Holy Land and North Africa and established a large foothold in Europe within a century of Muhammad’s death in the early seventh century.Someone has told you a lie.

yes these lies. right?

http://www.truthbeknown.com/victims.htm

remember to look down at the bottom with all the cited source material please. If it didn't have that then it would be rubbish.

Get a clue and understand that there wouldn't be such an atheist movement or a need to seperate church from state if the church had killed no one. The Christian doctrine calls for the death of non believers
Deuteronomy 17
the death of gays
Leviticus 20:13
the death of witches
Exodus 22:18
the death of disobedient children
Deuteronomy 21:18-21
the death of people who are in the way of the jews having a particular piece of land
Deuteronomy 20

all of these passages have been used to justify the murders in the link i provided.
and now all of these passages are being "explained" by the Christians in various was to, once again. justify what is obvious whole sale slaughter.

And if you want to say "the church didn't do it" just remember that until Martin Luther every one in Europe was ruled in one form or another by the catholic church. in that time 1000's died in the name of Jesus Christ with the bible as their one true guide.

Christians love to site the bible when ever someone finds a few pieces of pottery that say "yes this passage or that passage may be relevent to our finding" but then totally dismiss anything concrete in history that shows how badly the religious can act. Like your priests molesting children and then the pope trying to hide that fact.

So please, be spiritual if you want. Believe as you choose but don't ride in on the false horse of moral superiority to me and say "you need Jesus."