The Bible As Weapon: How 2,500 Years of Violence Was Enabled By Packaging The Adversary's Commands With God's Wisdom
The Most Sophisticated Psychological Operation in Human History INTRODUCTION: The Perfect Trick For 2,500 years, the most violent acts in Western history have been committed by people citing "God's Word." The Crusades. Popes citing scripture to slaughter Muslims. Native American Genocide. Christians citing scripture to exterminate indigenous peoples. The Inquisition. Church authorities citing scripture to burn "heretics." Colonial Slavery. Scripture used to justify owning human beings. Modern Conflicts.
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The Most Sophisticated Psychological Operation in Human History INTRODUCTION: The Perfect Trick For 2,500 years, the most violent acts in Western history have been committed by people citing "God's Word." The Crusades. Popes citing scripture to slaughter Muslims. Native American Genocide. Christians citing scripture to exterminate indigenous peoples. The Inquisition. Church authorities citing scripture to burn "heretics." Colonial Slavery. Scripture used to justify owning human beings. Modern Conflicts. Scripture cited to justify ongoing violence. How is this possible when Jesus taught "love your enemies"? Because the Bible contains commands from BOTH sides of the cosmic war - and nobody will say which is which.
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