[lit-ideas] Re: 21. century European anti-Semitism
- From: "Phil Enns" <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:41:44 -0400
Omar Kusturica points out the facts that early Christians held to a
position of non-violence when they were in a minority position and that
this changed when they gained political power. What Omar does not do is
show that the gain in political power was the cause of the change. I
believe the relevant fallacy is that of post hoc, ergo propter hoc. The
point of my post was to note that the commitment to non-violence was not
tactical (or should that be strategic?) but arose from deeply held
beliefs. Furthermore, the grounds for those beliefs in non-violence lay
not in pragmatic political and social considerations, but in the very
identity of Christianity so that there have always been Christians who
held to a position of non-violence.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Toronto, ON
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