All of the atrocities committed supposed faithful are examples of how people are prepared to treat each other. A record of the means humans are prepared to go to to achieve certain aims, be they noble or foul. Religion was involved as an institution, but it had very little to do with god or faith. They were quoted as instigators, in an attempt to absolve the guilty, and can be seen as scapegoats in retrospect. When the church is seen from a government or institutional point of view, the focus is on the authority of Christ, and the principle of being subject to it. From the point of view of faith, focus is on service to Christ through respect for the way he showed us to live, and the fact th...

All of the atrocities committed supposed faithful are examples of how people are prepared to treat each other. A record of the means humans are prepared to go to to achieve certain aims, be they noble or foul. Religion was involved as an institution, but it had very little to do with god or faith. They were quoted as instigators, in an attempt to absolve the guilty, and can be seen as scapegoats in retrospect. When the church is seen from a government or institutional point of view, the focus is on the authority of Christ, and the principle of being subject to it. From the point of view of faith, focus is on service to Christ through respect for the way he showed us to live, and the fact that he showed it through example, and made it clear that above all else he was a man. God didn't want to ask us to do anything he wasn't prepared to do himself.