red pogroms and crusades based on religion in his name, been revered as a savior and prophet, been looked upon to aid nations in wars, and expected to return to judge and save individuals. He is even mentioned in the holy book of Islam, the Qu’ran as the last prohet before Muhammad. Undeniably this individual’s story and charisma has been the most influential of all religious icons in known history. Though Christ’s influence has molded the psyche of many, there is still much debate as to his whether his teachings are actually his words or if he even existed. The biblical prophecies have generated war, slavery, inquisitions, holocausts, massive religious movements, and formations of new religions, inspired political philosophy and been the bases for mass suicides. Here are a couple of negative influences the bible has had on human society. The Crusades, a movement to recapture the holy land of Jerusalem, began in 1095 and ended in the mid- or late 13th century.“The Crusading movement includes other wars against Muslims, pagans, and dissident Christians and the general expansion of Christian Europe. In a broad sense the Crusades were an expression of militant Christianity and European expansion. They combined religious interests with secular and military enterprises.” The Spanish Inquisition, a movement to remove heretics came into existence in 1231.AD. The constitution Excommunicamus of Pope Gregory IX established it. In 1252 Pope Innocent IV sanctioned the use of torture. This old Roman law was usually used to extract “truth” from suspected heretics. Sadly, in studying history, one is forced to realize that there have been many great atrocities, many holocausts. Numerically, the treatment of the Africans captured and taken by ship to the Americas, ranks as one of the greatest. The Encyclopedia Britannica states: “Out of every lot of 100 shipped from Africa 17 died in about 9 weeks, and n...
