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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m against proselytizing. But you have to admit, DCUM’s hateful anti-religion proselytizers are just as bad. [/quote]

What? Proselytization by Christian missionaries has resulted in the death of millions over the course of the past few centuries. That is not an exaggeration. It has also resulted in laws which punish homosexuality by death. It has torn apart communities, separated families, imposed foreign rule and white dominance.

DCUM meanwhile is typing feverishly on a website. Hurting your feelings, I guess?

Yup, just as bad. [/quote]

Atheists in Cambodia and China and elsewhere have killed many more millions. Your point? [/quote]

If you want to compare the death tolls from colonialism vs. communism, colonialism will win. British imposed famines alone might get you there [/quote]

The Cultural Revolution in China (talk about eradicating a local culture) led to at least 30 million deaths, some say as many as 80 million.

The potato famine caused 1 million deaths. I’m not aware of other “colonialist imposed” (as opposed to happened-during) famines, but I’m happy to be shown others. Colonialism led to many more deaths by straight-up war and oppression.

The point, though, is that many here are confusing colonialism with missionaries when they talk about millions of deaths. And none seems as bad as something like the atheist-led Cultural Revolution. [/quote]

You have lost your mind - https://www.se.edu/native-american/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2019/09/A-NAS-2017-Proceedings-Smith.pdf
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You have no ability to reason. Indians were killed in this country for their land, and they were killed for the resources on their land [b](in South America, that would be copper, silver and gold). Not for religion.[/b] [/quote]

I think Ferdinand and Isabella wanted silver and gold for sure, but sent missionaries on the voyages to convert the native people to Christianity. There's no question the two went hand in hand.  Consequently, this religion was imposed on the native peoples at the point of a sword.  Of course, the conquistadors were much worse than modern day missionaries, but the OP is talking about what she sees going on today. [/quote]

The point is, the missionaries weren’t the ones killing people—the killing was being done for secular reasons. I was responding to pp (you?) who claimed missionaries were responsible for millions of deaths. No, that was economically motivated. [/quote]

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