"Jesus uses various ways to bring the kingdom of God at hand. One way he demonstrates the power of the kingdom is by casting out demons. These acts show that the kingdom of darkness and the evil one are losing power to the kingdom of God precisely because Jesus is present to expel demons by his authoritative word. "
- Mitchell Pacwa, Jesuit priest
- Mitchell Pacwa, Jesuit priest
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"
