ON THE CUTTING EDGE: Atheism Kills, Jesus Saves
Noting the recent spate of books arguing that religion is the underlying cause of war (in the Balkans, the Middle East and Northern Ireland, to cite a few examples) and large-scale murder (the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition), Dinesh D'Souza contends that atheistic despots and regimes of the 20th century have racked up exponentially higher body counts than all the deaths that can be attributed to so-called “religious wars” – more accurately characterized as political or cultural conflicts, territorial grabs or power plays - as well as to the Inquisition and other large-scale persecution of religious minorities.
In the name of creating their version of a religion-free utopia,
Moreover, many of the conflicts that are counted as "religious wars" were not fought over religion. They were mainly fought over rival claims to territory and power. Can the wars between
The crimes of atheism have generally been perpetrated through a hubristic ideology that sees man, not God, as the creator of values. Using the latest techniques of science and technology, man seeks to displace God and create a secular utopia here on earth. Of course if some people - the Jews, the landowners, the unfit, or the handicapped - have to be eliminated in order to achieve this utopia, this is a price the atheist tyrants and their apologists have shown themselves quite willing to pay. Thus they confirm the truth of
Whatever the motives for atheist bloodthirstiness, the indisputable fact is that all the religions of the world put together have in 2,000 years not managed to kill as many people as have been killed in the name of atheism in the past few decades.
Theologian and radio talk show host
The missionaries of the nineteenth century were a special breed of men and women. Single-handedly and with great courage they attacked the social evils of their time: child marriage, the immolation of widows, temple prostitution, and untouchability in
“This is Christianity’s real record,” writes Koukl, “not a history of evil, violence, and debauchery, but a legacy of radical transformation for good.”
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