[lit-ideas] Re: 21. century European anti-Semitism
- From: "Steven G. Cameron" <stevecam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 18:16:25 -0400
**[Trying to avoid being unnecessarily contentious -- but a bit
confused]. Are you separating the actions of the Church from those of
Christians?? You suggest my resorting to a non-sequitor. For me, there
is a direct correlation between Christian behaviour (and the use of the
"sword") while operating under the direction (both direct and indirect)
of the Church. Didn't some priests actually wear/use swords?? Did the
Church actively support the Crusades, Tomás de Torquemada??
TC,
/steve Cameron, NJ
Phil Enns wrote:
> Steve Cameron claims that we disagree because he suggests that instances
> where Christians have used the sword "with somewhat significant
> consequences to those who weren't Christians" count in considering
> whether the Church's change of position on the sword was a good or bad
> thing. The matter is not one of disagreement or agreement but one of
> relevance. To argue as Steve does is not unlike arguing that the
> 'somewhat significant consequences' to those who lived in Dresden has
> some bearing on the question of the State and the legitimacy of its
> waging war. Steve is not disagreeing with me but engaging in a
> non-sequitor. There is the issue of whether the use of the sword has a
> place in the life of the Church and then there is the issue of how
> Christians have used the sword in particular cases.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Phil Enns
> Toronto, ON
>
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