WebsterMark wrote on 06/16/14 at 13:26:21:


Let's not forget the wars between Catholics and Anglicans (England and Ireland) Catholics and Cathars/Hussites (France and Hungary), and the infamous 100 Years' War...

Not to mention the attitude of Catholics and Protestants alike towards the North American Natives, Central American Natives, South American Natives, Australian Natives and Sub-Saharan Africans... oh... and Pacific Islanders too...

Quite frankly, whereas Jesus did preach Peace&Love... the Popes did anything but... and Protestant Bishops weren't too lenient, either.

The issue is we Europeans (Caucasians to you) are an extremely aggressive and quarrelsome race...
(White Americans included... y'all are culturally Europeans, whether you like it or not... )

Until then, I will continue to believe that they are ignorant savages whose prophet is a psychotic pedophile.

Another touchdown! Civilized world 14, death happy, sexually frustrated men who beat women, enslave children and live in caves; 0.

Old'n'slow, I'm so releived you are so concerned with the well being of "the enemy's children"... most certainly, child soldiers are a scourge...



I assume  the picture-riddle below tells you nothing...



NO ? I'm not surprised. Here, let me help...







May I help out with your memory...

Helping the Japanese understand one million  bayonets can't win against just one airplane



Of course, it was all for humanitarian reasons, just as it was over Dresden



or in Vietnam... you've got to love those little girls in Vietnam, right, oldNslow ? Or are you just happy to barbecue them ?



Whose children are you going "help" this time ?

mepescatori,,

None of the wars in your post, or the photos you cut and pasted, had anything to do with religion. You are missing the point,and changing the subject, Deliberately, I think.

By the way the first photo, the kids in the civil war uniforms, is not even a real war picture. Those kids are reenactors dressed up for a parade. No one looked like that in the 1860s Same with the sumo wrestlers. Pointless.

No one here is pretending that children don't suffer horribly in wars. They most certainly do. They are generally not forced to commit suicide by their own parents in the name of some idiotic religion though. And even in the most brutal societies, children are not often used as actual weapons. However our Islamic friends seem to be perfectly OK with doing that.

Even the most staunch anti-welfare Christian believes in helping needy people. If you want to see what the pro welfare people believe, look at the democrats & their general attitude toward charity. They will adopt a dog before theyll give $$ to someone in need. Thats the states job & thats what taxes are for.. The biggest & most regular Givers are the conservatives. The stats are out there. Thats not to say that youll find charity "across the board" in church going population. I wouldnt even go so far as to say youll find honesty & decency in any higher %age in church goers than in atheists. So far, humanity has been harder to figure out than anything else in life. & the inhumanity among humans is astonishing. The evils perpetrated by our government against the Vietnamese & everywhere else we have gone is simply mind boggling.
It may have been DONE under the guise of "spreading democracy" or "Freeing the people from an evil dictator" or, like in Nam, in response to aggression ( which was a documented LIE),, but all those lies were to manufacture consent of a naive & easily led populous who had no idea their military would go & commit such atrocities.  That the dumb masses have had many opportunities to wake up & see what the real game is & that so many are still so easily duped & WILL get outraged & WILL not just allow the government to "Take steps", but demand it is
inexcusable.

Prediction, the offensive that is going to take place will be  different from anything the world has seen.  The primary weapon of choice will be the drone.

Well getting back to the OP...

I found this. I am not sure I believe most or even anything they say, but it does make for interesting thoughts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey9tExYbjm8