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The beginning of Christianity is the place to begin. Everything hinges on that. I didn’t hijack the thread (my first post is #8), nor have I written against doing justice.

It isn’t implied. If it isn’t only theoretically true then it is absolutely true, and that is my position.

And the beginning part of that history stands solidly against ”You are not a follower of Jesus if you aren’t armed, ready to kill.” A quick review of the thread should convince any reasonable person that this thread is concerned about more than only that period of Christian history; the author...

If you can locate a post of mine anywhere on the forum (or anywhere away from Christianity Board) where I’ve said that I hold it to be only theoretically true then please post it for everyone to see. Upon doing so, I will immediately close my account here and never return. *** He won’t do it...

“As early as the fifth century, St. Augustine of Hippo was considering the moral consequences of war. He was one of the first people to articulate a philosophical statement on war and peace, known as the Just War doctrine.” https://www.catholicleague.org/just-war-doctrine/ What did the church...

The article I quoted from in post #655 mentions a Catholic organization called Pax Christi. I encourage my readers to visit their web page - https://paxchristiusa.org/

The Crusades are only a part of Christian history. Christian history began a thousand years before the time of the Crusaders. I’m wearing early Christian history.

“The early church At first glance, most people, even Christians, doubt that the Sermon on the Mount can be effective in the ‘real’ world. As G.K. Chesterton said, ‘Christianity is a wonderful religion, too bad it has never been tried.’ Well, Chesterton is wrong. It has been tried and it has...

Paul Washer speaking passionately and unequivocally against altar calls in this four and a half minute video.

R.C. Sproul expresses his opinion on altar calls in this two and a half minute video.

It’s Christian history.

Peter learned the lesson when he was rebuked for using the sword. The earliest Christians obeyed Jesus’ teaching, didn’t arm themselves, and didn’t kill their enemies. The Christian attitude to war changed over time. That’s a dividing line. The Crusaders aren’t like the earliest Christians...