Persecution Complex

[Thumpalumpacus]

I dare say, the Islamites could be breeding that trait out of their theology a bit faster.  Maybe they need more schisms?

I wonder what really defanged so many of the blood lusting christers?  Attrition, or the body of Christ has been divvied up so many different ways there just isn't the safety in numbers to launch a good effective bloody pogrom any more ??

The horrors of the 30 Years War seemed to do the trick.

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/bo...still.html

The Thirty Years War (1618-48) isn’t exactly a household word, though maybe it should be. Its atrocities and devastation were a trial run for the world wars of the 20th century, and it left us with a recognizable outline of modern Europe. By war’s end, the Dutch had won their independence from Spain and Habsburg hegemony had shrunk to what we’d recognize as Austria today, leaving the rest of the Empire as a hazy geopolitical notion of modern Germany. The French emerged as top dog, ushering in the age of the Sun King (Louis XIV).

The Peace of Westphalia was signed in 1648.  What we call the Age of Enlightenment is generally credited to begin somewhere between 1650 and 1685.  Having finally had enough of jesus bullshit in whatever form the governments of Europe and the educated elite - and here the printing press does come into it - finally came to the conclusion that jesus wasn't worth fighting over.

Some day, hopefully soon, the muslims will attain that level of sanity.  I do fear it will take even more bloodshed than we are presently seeing.

Yep. The stove was hot, the Europeans burnt their hands, but I'm thinking it'll need a lot more coal before the tribal feud culture that permeates so much of the Middle East using sectarianism as a fig leaf of justification burns down.