If it walks like a duck.........

[Mike Christian]

yes, the point I was making was the tie to religious motivations (not just political).

 

[domtoni]

Gentlemen:

Over the past 30 years I have heard how Christians in the Crusades and Inquisition were violent. Perhaps they were, but if we continued to live our lives as they did then, we would still be living in the same conditions.

Here is an article written by Avery Dulles, son of John Foster Dulles, who converted to Catholicism, became a priest and then a Cardinal. It deals with Capital Punishment.

I Am Whole Life - Specific Article

This pretty much explains the movement through time of the thought process.

 

[Al Wohlstrom]

Dom, The world will always be fighting over who's ISIM is right, which God is right. If we have neighbors, we probably don't get along with one of them, how can we expect countries with vastly different ideologies to get along. And then there's POWER, NATURAL RESOURCES, and LAND! Far too many reasons to rape, pillage, and kill!