[quote=Allan from Fallbrook][quote=bubba99]
Do the Crusades ring a bell?
How about the Inquisition?[/quote]
Wow. So, the Crusades were “terrorism”? I’d opine on the Inquisition, but I’m not entirely sure which Inquisition you’re speaking of.
The Roman Inquisition? The Spanish? Portuguese? Which one? The Papal Inquisition?
Good Lord. First off, actually read some history, and, second, COMPREHEND what you’re reading. Failing that, watch some Monty Python. They covered the Spanish Inquisition quite nicely (“nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition”), including Torquemada and the Comfy Chair.
As a Catholic, it never ceases to amaze me how truly ignorant the supposedly “learned” are.[/quote]
Wow dude that is harsh, harsh, harsh and surprisingly rude considering you are wrong.
Terrorism, as defined in the dictionary: the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
Now, select quotes from Wikipedia on the Inquisition:
“the 1578 handbook for inquisitors spelled out the purpose on inquisitorial penalties…translation from the Latin:…for punishment does not take place primarily and per se for the correction and good of the person punished, but for the public good in order that others may become terrified…” Violence, intimidation, and coercion. Right there.
“The Spanish Inquisition,, tied to the authority of the Spanish Crown, also examined political cases.”
and the Wikipedia entry for the Crusades:
“The Crusades were a series of religiously sanctioned military campaigns, called by the pope and waged by kings and nobles who volunteered to take up the cross with the main goal of restoring Christian control…The Crusades had some temporary successes, but the Crusaders were eventually forced out of the Holy Land. Nevertheless, he Crusades had major far-reaching political, economic, and social impacts on Europe.”
Let’s see. Violence used to coerce for political purposes. Sounds like terrorism to me, by the definition above.
