FALSE STATEMENT OFTEN QUOTED....“More wars have been fought and more blood has been shed in the name of God than any other cause. Religion is the greatest source of evil in the world.”...(See below) FACTUAL RESPONSE: Religion has not caused more wars and bloodshed than anything else in history. Though it is easy to characterize religion as a blood-thirsty enterprise replete with witch hunts, crusades, and religious jihad, the historical facts show that the greatest evil has always resulted from denial of God, not pursuit of him. In the twentieth century alone, Dennis Prager notes, “more innocent people have been murdered, tortured, and enslaved by secular ideologies — Nazism and communism — than by all religions in history.” 1 Grab an older copy of the Guinness Book of World Records and turn to the category “Judicial,” subheading “Crimes: Mass Killings.” You’ll find that carnage of unimaginable proportions resulted not from religion, but from institutionalized atheism: over 66 million wiped out under Lenin, Stalin, and Khrushchev; between 32 and 61 million Chinese killed under Communist regimes since 1949; one third of the eight million Khmers — 2.7 million people — were killed between 1975 and 1979 under the communist Khmer Rouge. 2 The greatest evil has not come from people zealous for God. It has resulted when people are convinced there is no God they must answer to. Koukl, Gregory (2009-05-26). Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions (Kindle Locations 2668-2670). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.
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