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uriel1972

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17. I do know that our word slave comes from the

Mon May 6, 2019, 08:17 PM

May 2019

large amount of Slavic people brought to Europe as, well, slaves. There was conquest aplenty as well as forced conversion techniques applied. Was this the fault of Christianity, not altogether, but the messianic 'Saving' of other peoples did bring a lot of misery.

That said there was also the work of the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire, which through influence and trade spread Christianity through more peaceful means. The question is did it really benefit it's new adherents?

Was all the misery and suffering worth it? Could the advances of European technology (some of which was other peoples) be spread without the conquest in the name of God?

I still think the world would have been better off without the 'Crusades' the official and unofficial ones.

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Can anyone think of an instance where Christianity has benefited [View all] MineralMan May 2019 OP

Perhaps in a few cannibal tribes throughout the years... JustFiveMoreMinutes May 2019 #1

Those tribes, too, are long gone. MineralMan May 2019 #2

Greed and conquest are everywhere, but only Christianity and Islam have marylandblue May 2019 #4

Good point! MineralMan May 2019 #10

Can anyone think of an instance where Christianity has benefited ffo May 2019 #3

Christianity is akin to a bacterial and/or viral infection and benefits none ... other than RKP5637 May 2019 #5

I never looked at it quite that way. MineralMan May 2019 #9

Empire through missionaries Soph0571 May 2019 #6

Yes. MineralMan May 2019 #11

Good article, MineralMan. Firestorm49 May 2019 #7

Thanks! MineralMan May 2019 #8

I have personal experience of a church that abqtommy May 2019 #12

I'm not talking about individual churches or missions. MineralMan May 2019 #13

I don't think we can speak abqtommy May 2019 #16

You have had some personal experience w/ Eastern Orthodoxy, sprinkleeninow May 2019 #14

I'm afraid I don't know the story of the Christianizing of the Slavs, MineralMan May 2019 #15

I do know that our word slave comes from the uriel1972 May 2019 #17

Ain't necessarily so.😊 sprinkleeninow May 2019 #18

Heh... uriel1972 May 2019 #20

In a part of my understanding is that Eastern Orthodox were also sprinkleeninow May 2019 #19

OH yes very much so... uriel1972 May 2019 #21