Originally Posted By: Dan Silverman

Whether it was the Crusades, the expansion of the Muslim world, the conquest of the New World and any other number of wars that were fought, the VAST majority of them have religion as a cause or reason within them.


If you read the " rules of engagement for a christian soldier in the new world " issued by the Spanish government in the 16th century you would be surprised
They could be approved by the organization of the united nations in the 21th century
I would not be so sure about the USA army ( before Obama ) smile
I know you were in ther army

You may argue that the conquistadores did not excatly follow the recomandation of their government but they had also to do with populations who were used to human sacrifices

We must be fair

Religion leads to extremism both in good and in evil

The point is that the bad guys alwayes prevailed over the good ones
That's why I am scared of any fundamentalism , including comunism , even though it is hard to deny their ethical foundations


Last edited by AlbertoT; 01/23/09 20:13.