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I didn't say confusing, I said conflating :) I do agree that saying "christianity" in the context of the headline is ambiguous. It could be taken to mean "the

I didn't say confusing, I said conflating :) I do agree that saying "christianity" in the context of the headline is ambiguous. It could be taken to mean "the teachings of Christ", or "the actions of people who profess to follow Christ", or perhaps "the outcomes of the teaching of Christ, as interpreted by fallible, misguided, or manipulated flocks. " And I would suggest, as I think you are suggesting, that reconciling some of the behaviour of todays Christians, with the teachings of Christ, can be, well, challenging.

defrost 3y ago
> reconciling some of the behaviour of todays Christians, with the teachings of Christ 'twas always so and ever will be. eg: the Albigensian Crusade of 1209–1229 saw followers of Christ slaughter followers of Christ in large numbers; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albigensian_Crusade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albigensian_Crusade which included the Massacre at Béziers that gave rise to that snappy quip Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius (aka: Kill them. The Lord knows those that are his own | Kill them all; let God sort them out) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_at_B%C3%A9ziers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_at_B%C3%A9ziers