It depends on where in the world you're looking. There are Christians being persecuted all the time in other countries. Try being a Christian in Iran or Pakistan, for example. It just doesn't get any mainstream attention.
It depends. Military crusades launched by the Church, their militant monastic orders, and Christian kingdoms were generally about political and territorial concerns.
It was the spontaneous "people's" crusades that degenerated into wanton violence often at the behest of false prophets.
Seems there was a war one time(allegedly, if you believe always changing history)over this same thing.
Crusades? I can't think of another time Christians were persecuted this hard
DID SOMEBODY SAY CRUSADE? Don't mind if I do!
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It depends on where in the world you're looking. There are Christians being persecuted all the time in other countries. Try being a Christian in Iran or Pakistan, for example. It just doesn't get any mainstream attention.
Christians are still the most persecuted religious group in the world, afaik.
Jesus did point out that they hated Him first, and for good reason. It really sucks for selfish people when they're not #1.
despite the title, the author couldn't resist mentioning persecution of Muslims and Jews a few paragraphs in
Try being a Christian in the U.S. even.
They put them into re-education camps in China.
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/christians-camps-04012021081013.html
The Crusades weren't really about persecution so much as a territorial dispute.
It depends. Military crusades launched by the Church, their militant monastic orders, and Christian kingdoms were generally about political and territorial concerns.
It was the spontaneous "people's" crusades that degenerated into wanton violence often at the behest of false prophets.
Oh there have been many wars over less