![]() The Muslims quickly conquered the Iberian Peninsula well before the Crusades. We have often demonstrated that the occasional atrocities committed by professing Christians were completely contrary to the teachings of Christ, while the atrocities of 20th century Nazis and Communists were totally consistent with evolutionary teaching. Robert Spencer: The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades). Conversely, these middle easterners would be shocked at the readiness of many Anglo-Saxons in history to fight or even duel to the death.Īctually, many historians are recognizing that the Crusades were a justified response to centuries of Islamic aggression, e.g. ![]() Even today, in the Middle East, people utter curses such as, ‘May your children be orphaned and your wife widowed’, but in most cases that is the limit of the violence, and the enemies cool off after such vicious insults. It should be properly interpreted as ancient ‘trash talk’ against an enemy who had done just that to Israelite babies-see Ancient Mores and Modern Moral Imposition and Outrageous Reasoning. At the time of Hitler, this popular idea may well have been evolution, but it is no more difficult to argue that evolution duly interpreted would lead to the Holocaust than it is to argue that Christianity, the religion that seems to incite Gods chosen to dash the heads of their enemies children against the rocks (cf. One evolutionist, Eric Pianka, would be happy if most of humanity perished (see Doomsday Glee: An astonishing lecture makes sense if you understand the evolutionary framework), and the famous misotheist Richard Dawkins claimed that we should maybe reconsider Hitler’s ideas about eugenics (see Dawkins and Eugenics: A leading high priest of evolution reveals its ugly side).]Īs you yourself would doubtless admit, it is the nature of powerful men bent on doing evil to warp that which has most control over the masses to their own intent. objected to: that evolutionary ideas have baneful consequences. This past year has also provided further support for the very claims that E.Y. Similarly, many American Christians bitterly denounced slavery (see this collection of Christian anti-slavery articles from history). We also plan to write more on the issue, the biblical teaching, and the strong Christian background of the abolitionists. [ Update 2007: this year is the bicentennial of the abolition of slavery in the UK (see the later article Anti-slavery activist William Wilberforce: Christian hero), so we are visiting this feedback that touched on this issue. It is most unwise for people today to cover up evolution-based atrocities, because then people will be less vigilant of possible repeats. Dr Sarfati responds below, pointing out the real reason for the Crusades and the real nature of the anti-slavery abolitionists. She has a number of misconceptions about the way beliefs have consequences, church history and biblical exegesis. ![]() Feedback archive → Feedback 2005 Reinforcing the Darwin–Hitler connection and correcting misinformation about slavery and racismįrom E.Y., attending a private girls’ school in the Channel Islands (or possibly someone maliciously using her name), taking exception to Dr Sarfati’s review of Dr Richard Weikart’s book From Darwin to Hitler. ![]()
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