Statues of Saint James whom Catholics lovingly call Saint James the Muslim Slaughterer and make long pilgrims to the statues of him slaughtering Muslims.
Like this one in the cathedral Santiago de Compostela
And this one in the Cathedral of Burgos.
And few other cathedrals.
No wonder many Christians consider him to be Jesus' brother.
Like this one in the cathedral Santiago de Compostela
And this one in the Cathedral of Burgos.
And few other cathedrals.
No wonder many Christians consider him to be Jesus' brother.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"