The Roman world was brutal and generally indifferent to suffering. Sympathy and mercy were weaknesses, virtues anathema to those of Rome. The ancient world was both decadent and cruel. The practice of infanticide, for example, was widespread and legal throughout the Greek and Roman world during the early days of Christianity. In fact, abortion, infanticide, and child sacrifice were extremely common throughout the ancient world....Read it all: (found here)
Historical research reveals that infanticide was common throughout India, China, Japan, and the Brazilian jungles as well as among the Eskimos. Dr. James Dennis, writing in the 1890s, showed how infanticide was common in many parts of Africa and was “well known among the Indians of North and South America” (Social Evils of the Non-Christian World, 1898). Suffice it to say, for much of the world and throughout most of its history the culture of death and brutality has been the rule, and a culture of life, love, and mercy has been the exception. It is to the cause of this exception that we now turn...
Friday, November 12, 2010
Ideas (or truth?) have consequences
Not of this world indeed:
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Hi, I am Australia.
ReplyDeleteChild abuse in Christian countries, and by Christians is much more common that you seem to recognize.
For instance please check out these references.
http://www.psychohistory.com
http://www.alice-miller.com/index_en.php
And the book Spare the Child by Philip Greven
You can be sure that anyone who found anything admirable in the repulsive film reviewed in this reference was a victim of child abuse, and is most probably actively involved in keeping the circle (chain) of inter-generational suffering unbroken. The sins of the fathers played out on to the bodies of the children.
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Sue,
ReplyDeleteI am sorry - I just found your comment now!
I am sure there is a lot of child abuse by Christians. They are sinners. Nevertheless, I believe this is not a case of too much Christianity, but too little.
I have never been abused. My parents were images of true love - of Jesus - to me.
I weep for those who are abused and it sickens me, as it should any person faithful to God's word.
In any case, what do you think about the stuff about infanticide?
~Nathan