[quote]lixy wrote:
Great! Now, we’re getting somewhere. Could we agree that Christianity was used as justification to conquer some lands, pillage the riches and subvert its people?[/quote]
I never said Christianity hasn’t. Do you really think this is any revelation to any Christian in the modern age? Many, Many of the more rational Christians (and their descendants) can see what Jesus did to Malchus’ ear and clearly see that conquering by the sword in the name of Christ is contradictory to teachings.
Islam on the other hand;
[i]Allah has made Mecca a sanctuary since the day He created the Heavens and the Earth, and it will remain a sanctuary by virtue of the sanctity Allah has bestowed on it until the Day of Resurrection. It was not made lawful to anyone before me. Nor will it be made lawful to anyone after me, and it was not made lawful for me except for a short period of time.
Its animals should not be chased, nor should its trees be cut, nor its vegetation or grass uprooted, nor its Luqata picked up except by one who makes a public announcement about it.[/i]- Qur’an